Hitachi 600GB 15K600 SAS Hard Drive - 0B23663

The Hitachi Ultrastar 15K600 combines ultimate performance with high capacity in a single drive, storing up to 600GB of data while spinning at 15,000 RPM. That amounts to a capacity growth of 33% over its predecessor to keep pace with digital data growth and improve space efficiency in today’s data centers. At the same time, sequential performance increased by 23% compared to prior generation to keep data moving faster. The 64MB cache buffer is the largest in the industry in its class. The 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface supports the reliability required in the most demanding enterprise computing environments like on-line transaction processing, intensive data analysis, multi-user applications and data warehousing.

Highlights

• 64 MB cache buffer -- optimizes read/write response times.
• 6Gb/s SAS -- Fast and reliable interfaces for enterprise-class applications.
• Advanced Power Management -- lowers power consumption and saves cooling cost.
• Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) -- Maintains drive performance in high rotational vibration environments and multi-drive systems.

15K600 Comparison

15K600 vs. 15K450

15K600 features...

• larger maximum capacity (600 GB vs. 450 GB)
• most modern SAS interface (6Gb/s vs. 3Gb/s)
• faster average seek time (3.4 ms vs 3.6 ms)
• lower power (significant, operating & idle)

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