Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 and NS.2 enterprise hard drives announced
Seagate today announced two new model in its famous Cheetah enterprise hard drive line up, the Cheetah 15K.7 hard drive and the Cheetah NS.2 hard drive. For businesses that have an existing investment based on a standard 3.5-inch enterprise infrastructure, the new Cheetah drives bolster sustainability through easy drive/system integration, and provide improved levels of system performance, capacity, reliability, and lower power consumption. Built for 3.5-inch Tier 1 storage applications, the Cheetah 15K.7 drive and the Cheetah NS.2 drive are the largest capacity mission-critical drives offered at 600GB, and have the highest reliability in the industry. The Cheetah 15K.7 drive delivers the highest performance of any 3.5-inch drive, while the Cheetah NS.2 drive takes power-savings to the furthest extreme by featuring the lowest power requirement of any 3.5-inch Tier 1 drive. Both drives feature 2nd-generation PowerTrim technology, which dynamically optimizes drive power consumption at all levels of activity. Using PowerTrim technology, the Cheetah NS.2 drive provides power savings of over 20% when compared to its prior generation design.
Cheetah 15K.7 Drive Specifications
* Capacity 600, 450, 300GB
* Interface 6Gb/s SAS-2.0, 4Gb/s FC
* Spindle Speed 15,000 RPM
* Seek Time 3.4 ms
* Reliability 0.55% AFR / 1.6M hours MTBF
* Cache 16MB
* Form factor 3.5-inch
Cheetah NS.2 Drive Specifications
* Capacity 600, 450, 300GB
* Interface 6Gb/s SAS-2.0 (600 and 450 GB drives), 4Gb/s FC
* Spindle Speed 10,000 RPM
* Seek Time 3.8 ms
* Reliability 0.55% AFR / 1.6M hours MTBF
* Cache 16MB
* Form factor 3.5-inch
The Cheetah NS.2 drive is available and shipping today, while the Cheetah 15K.7 drive is currently available for OEM qualifications and will start shipping next quarter to the channel.
