Seagate ST9160511NS Constellation™ Product Overview - Page 1

Product Overview ConstellationTM First 2.5-inch nearline drive boasts the industry's lowest power usage for the enterprise. Key Features and Benefits • Lowest operating power and enhanced power options with PowerChoice™ technology for even greater power savings during slow or idle periods • First 2.5-inch, 15-mm business-critical drive on the market designed for enterprise reliability, vibration performance and high data integrity • Fastest Tier 2/nearline hard drive on the market (SAS 6 Gb/s). At a system level (with more drives) the performance is >2x over 3.5-inch drives. • The highest-capacity 2.5-inch enterprise drive (500 GB) with both SAS and SATA interfaces (160-GB SATA also available for boot/ entry server applications) • 6-Gb/s SAS 2.0 allows for easier integration, enhanced features and outstanding performance. • Government-grade Self-Encrypting Drive security available on SAS models • Best-performing nearline drive with best-in-class rotational vibration tolerance Key Applications • High-density nearline storage-Internet infrastructure, backup and restore, medical imaging, nearline storage, disaster recovery, check imaging, video editing • Blade servers-computation, scientific applications, server appliance, Web content • Rack servers-graphics, security, firewalls, email • Network routers • Video surveillance • 24x7 availability-kiosks, ATMs, video lottery terminals, video servers, high-reliability government/military