Enterprise Hard Drive features 164 MB/sec transfer rate.September 12, 2007 -
Utilizing perpendicular recording technology, Cheetah® 15K.6 is designed for demanding transaction-intensive enterprise servers and storage systems. It is available in capacities of 147, 300, or 450 GB and has 3.5 in. form factor as well as choice of SAS or FC interfaces. Also included, PowerTrim(TM) technology dynamically optimizes drive power consumption at all levels of activity. MTBF is rated at 1.6 million hr.
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Original Press release
Seagate Technology, Inc.
920 Disc Dr.
Scotts Valley, CA, 95066 4544
USA
Seagate Extends Its Lead with the Fastest, Most Reliable 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drive: The Cheetah 15k.6
Second-generation perpendicular recording technology drives capacity to 450GB with blazing 164MB per second transfer rate, exceptional reliability and lower power consumption
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 6 -- Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) today announced its Cheetah(R) 15K.6 hard drive, the newest generation of Seagate's award-winning enterprise Cheetah family. Built for the most demanding transaction-intensive enterprise servers and storage systems, the Cheetah 15K.6 is the highest-performance hard drive ever in a 3.5-inch form factor, with a 28% increase in sustained data transfer rates compared to its previous generation drives.
Using second-generation perpendicular recording technology and available in capacities of 450GB, 300GB, and 147GB, the new Cheetah 15K.6 provides an unprecedented blend of storage capacity and performance. Add to this the highest 3.5-inch hard drive reliability in the industry at 1.6 million hours MTBF (0.55% AFR), a choice of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Fibre Channel (FC) interfaces, and a five-year limited warranty, and the Cheetah 15K.6 hard drive becomes the clear choice for mission critical 3.5-inch SAN, NAS, and other transactional processing and internet applications.
"With the Cheetah 15K.6's combination of high performance, capacity, and optimized power utilization, it is ideal for demanding transactional and energy-constrained data center environments," said Sherman Black, Seagate senior vice president and general manager, Enterprise Compute Business. "As enterprises continue to grow in volume and scale, Seagate remains committed to delivering the industry's most trusted enterprise hard drives to fulfill these demanding needs."
The Cheetah 15K.6 includes Seagate PowerTrim(TM) technology which dynamically optimizes drive power consumption at all levels of activity. With PowerTrim technology, the Cheetah 15K.6 delivers the highest performance in its class without increasing power consumption. The Cheetah 15K.6 lowers idle and operational power requirements from its prior generation -- as much as 61% in watts/GB -- while increasing overall sustained data transfer rates by 28% at 164MB/sec.
The Cheetah 15K.6 is scheduled to begin shipping worldwide in Q1 2008.
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About Seagate
Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of applications, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Branded Solutions. Seagate's business model leverages technology leadership and world-class manufacturing to deliver industry-leading innovation and quality to its global customers, and to be the low cost producer in all markets in which it participates. The company is committed to providing award-winning products, customer support and reliability to meet the world's growing demand for information storage. Seagate can be found around the globe and at http://www.seagate.com/.
Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. Cheetah and PowerTrim are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
CONTACT: David Szabados of Seagate Technology, +1-831-439-2859, david.szabados@seagate.com
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