The Constellation 7200 hard drive enables manageable nearline storage solutions in 2.5" chassis - either direct attach or in a tiered storage environment - at the lowest power usage without compromising performance or reliability. Constellation 500GB SAS drives deliver cost-effective, eco-friendly nearline storage.
Key Features
Lowest operating power & enhanced power options with PowerChoice for even greater power savings during slow or idle periods First 2.5", 15mm business critical drive on the market designed for enterprise reliability, vibration performance and high data integrity. Fits in more server & storage slots! Fastest Tier 2/Nearline HDD on the market (SAS @ 6Gb/s speed). At a system level (with more drives) the performance will be >2x as compared to 3.5" HDD The highest capacity 2.5" enterprise drive with 500GB with both SAS and SATA interfaces. (160GB SATA also available for boot/entry server applications) 6Gbps SAS 2.0 allows for easier integration, enhanced features and outstanding performance Best performing nearline drive with Best-in-class Rotational Vibration
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Annual Failure Rate
0.73%
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Applications
Drive retirement cost reduction and drive life extension strategies
Enterprise backup and restore
Government-grade, data-at-rest security when drives leave your control
Networked Attached Storage (NAS)
Reference and compliance data storage
Rich media content storage - audio, video, image
Storage Area Networks (SAN)
Storage-hungry business applications
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Average Latency
4.16 msec
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Cache
32MB
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Capacity
500GB
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Form Factor
2.5"
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Interface
SATA 2.0 3Gb/s
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Manufacturer
Seagate
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MTBF
1,200,000 hours
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Product Range
Constellation 7200
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Random read seek time
8.0 msec
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Random write seek time
8.4 msec
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Rotational Speed
7,200 RPM