Seagate ST3500418AS Drive Specification Guide

Selecting the right hard drive is best done when the decision is based on

application usage, technology requirements and drive design considerations.

The specification information here works in conjunction with the

Drive

Selection Guide

(MB538) to help you get a clear understanding of why a

particular hard drive works most effectively in the customer’s environment.

Additionally, our customers and partners need to understand that there is

more to a hard drive than just the initial acquisition cost. That’s only the

starting point of the total ownership cost model.

Choosing the right hard drive means that you are purchasing a product

that is optimized, tested, serviced and supported for your specific usage

environment. Consideration must be made for ongoing operational and

maintenance costs that include power usage and overall drive reliability

that impacts service costs like return processing, diagnostics, customer

downtime, goodwill, etc. The bottom line: Seagate is in the unique position

of having the breadth, experience and infrastructure derived from industry-

leading partnerships in all business segments.

If the application is digital video surveillance, recommending Seagate SV35

Series

™

drives offer an optimized solution providing high-capacity, low-power

optimization for both indoor and outdoor 24x7 digital video and metadata

usage. If a customer is looking for a desktop drive, the Seagate Barracuda

®

products will exceed their expectations. This family of drives is unlike any

other in the market today; they have the highest benchmark performance

scores and the lowest power consumption. They are optimized for PC and

personal storage environments. If customers are looking for enterprise-

optimized solutions, considering total cost of ownership, enterprise-class

service and support, and Tier 2/nearline features, the answer is found in the

Seagate Constellation

®

and Seagate Barracuda ES product families.

For more information, see the Drive Selection Guide on our partner website

to make sure your customers are purchasing the best drives for their unique

environments.

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