Constellation® Hard Drives
Design small. Deliver big.
Maximum capacity storage for 2.5-inch bulk data applications
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| Summary | First 1TB 2.5-inch Enterprise Drive 2nd generation capacity-optimized nearline drive for reliable bulk data demands that optimizes power and cooling efficiencies in 6Gb/s SAS or SATA storage solutions. | First 2.5-inch Nearline Drive 1st generation capacity-optimized drive for online data demands requiring enterprise reliability and low power consumption. |
| Capacity | 250GB–1TB | 160GB–500GB |
| Spin Speed (RPM) | 7200 | 7200 |
| Platform | – | Microsoft Windows; Mac |
| Drive Size | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Interface | 6-Gb/s SAS; SATA 6Gb/s | 6-Gb/s SAS; SATA 3Gb/s |
| Cache | 64MB | 16MB; 32MB |
| Average idle power | 2.25–3.84W | 2.14–2.90W |
| Annual Failure Rate | 0.62 | 0.73% |
| Storage Type | HDD | HDD |
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Useful Links:
- Enterprise Storage Forum Article: Why Nearline SAS Drives are Entering the Capacity-Optimized Drive Market
- GreenBytes Case Study Rewriting the Rules for Storage Performance and Efficiency With GB-X Series Appliances and Seagate® Constellation® Hard Drives
- Reducing storage energy consumption by 75%
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