Seagate 15K.2 Savvio 15K.2 Data Sheet - Page 1

Data Sheet Savvio® 15K.2 Highest-performing, greenest drive for enterprise storage systems 2.5-inch form factor • 15K RPM • 146 GB and 73 GB • 6-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI Key Advantages • 115% improvement in system-level performance over 3.5-inch 15K drives • Seagate® PowerTrim™ technology dynamically reduces power up to 70% over comparable 3.5-inch 15K drives. • IOPS/W are 2.5 times better than comparable 3.5-inch Tier-1 drives. • 70% smaller size than 3.5-inch drives reduces overall system cooling costs. • Second-generation 2.5-inch 15K enterprise drive with field-proven reliability • Supports 6-Gb/s transfer rates and SAS 2.0 feature set • Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) option cuts IT drive retirement expenses while securely protecting data and is one of the easiest, most cost-effective security measures you can implement.* • Enables economical, high-performance storage system solutions • Delivers on Seagate Unified Storage architecture strategy to converge bestof-breed technologies (SAS, small form factor and SED security*) to enable powerful, yet simple external storage and internal server storage solutions that strengthen business efficiencies while cutting TCO and boosting ROI. Best-Fit Applications • High-performance enterprise servers and storage arrays • Transaction-intensive OLTP and database applications • Blade, rack and tower servers • Embedded enterprise applications (i.e., medical, industrial and military) • Power-constrained and/or space-constrained data centers • Government-grade, data-at-rest security (when drives leave your control)* • Drive retirement cost reduction and drive life extension strategies* *Requires TCG-compliant host or controller support