Seagate Showcases New Enterprise-Class HDD Models

Seagate, one of the global leaders in HDD/SSD market, has elaborated and showcased two new enterprise-class HDD models. Codenamed Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD v7 and Seagate Terascale, both entries are intended to be employed in data-centers and cloud storage systems. According to the designers, the drives are an optimal combination of capacity, efficiency and price. Hence, such specifications can’t but draw huge attention.

The first model, Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD v7, is developed in 2.5-inch form-factor and utilizes SAS 6 internal interface. It comes in 1200 GB capacity with 64 MB cache-memory on board. The maximal spindle rotational speed achieves 10 thousand RPM, while the average index of power consumption makes up 8.02 W.

This HDD is primarily notable by low data access lags, as well as by high efficiency in the majority of working modes. Besides, it supports FIPS Self-Encrypting Drive and Protection Information technologies that are called to protect the user from accidental data loss.

The other model, Seagate Terascale, comes in 3.5-inch form-factor and employs SATA 6 Gb/sec interface. The drive features 4 TB capacity and the same volume of cache-memory (64 MB). Its most peculiar characteristics are a real feasibility for all-day-round utilization, low noise level (not more than 28 dB), and a truly striking efficiency. This model can be called a power-saving product, consuming not more than 6.49 W at average.

With the purpose to enhance the performance, Seagate equipped Terascale with a number of valuable technologies. Among them it’s possible to highlight Instant Secure Erase technology that makes the content inappropriate for reading in just a few seconds.