Seagate New Cheetah 15K.7 and Cheetah NS.2 Disks

by Salman on January 14, 2009

Seagate has introduced two new types of hard drives for professionals, Cheetah NS.2 and Cheetah 15K.7 . These are discs with capacities up to (600GB), SAS interfaces (6Gbps) and fiber (4Gbps) rotating at quarter past ten thousand revolutions per minute respectively.

In environments where performance is persistant, new Cheetah ranges have much to say. The new Seagate drives offer capacities up to 600 GB as well as offering advantage of being only 3.5-inch in size. Cheetah 15K.7 have the second-generation technology that optimizes “Power Trim” consumption by dynamically loading levels of the unit. The Cheetah NS.2 unit offers more than 20% energy savings compared to its predecessor.

Cheetah® 15K.7 Hard Drives

The higher performance and capacity of Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 drives reduce storage costs per GB and increase capacity per watt. The drive has the industry’s highest reliability rating, reducing drive replacement costs. The Cheetah 15K.7 drive includes Seagate PowerTrim™ technology, which dynamically optimizes drive power consumption at all levels of activity.

Key Features and Benefits

·         Highest-performance 3.5-inch Tier 1 drive

·         Highest-capacity Tier 1 drive (600 GB)

·         Highest reliability rating in the industry

·         Seagate PowerTrim technology dynamically reduces power usage.

·         Supports 6-Gb/s SAS 2.0 (600 GB and 450 GB) and 4 Gb/s FC

·         Government-grade Self-Encrypting Drive option¹

Cheetah® NS.2 Hard Drives

The higher capacity (600 GB) and over 20 percent lower power of Seagate Cheetah NS.2 drives reduce storage costs per GB and increases capacity per watt. The drive has the industry’s highest reliability rating, reducing drive replacement costs. The Cheetah NS.2 drive includes Seagate PowerTrim™ technology, which dynamically optimizes drive power consumption at all levels of activity.

Key Features and Benefits

·         Lowest-power 3.5-inch Tier 1 drive (20 percent delta over runner-up)

·         Highest-capacity Tier 1 drive (600 GB)

·         Highest reliability rating in the industry

·         PowerTrim technology dynamically reduces power usage.

·         Supports 6-Gb/s SAS 2.0 (600 GB and 450 GB) and 4-Gb/s FC

·         Government-grade Self-Encrypting Drive option¹

¹The Self-Encrypting Drive option is available only to major OEMs.

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