Datasheet

Cheetah 15K.3

35 Percent More I/Os per Second (IOPS) Than 10K Drives

73, 36 and 18 Gbytes • 15K RPM • Ultra320 SCSI, 2 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel

Key Advantages

• Economies of speed: Fewer drives are needed to deliver the same level of IOPS

as 10K-RPM drives, leading to greater overall system reliability and savings on

hardware, space, power, cooling, and IT administration costs, making this the

lowest cost-per-I/O hard drive.

• Highest reliability rating in the industry: Backed by two previous generations

of proven field reliability

• 35 percent more I/Os per second than 10K drives

• 29 percent faster minimum sustained transfer rate than 10K drives

Best-Fit Applications

• Broad range of mainstream Enterprise applications

•Workstations, mid-range and Enterprise servers

• NAS and SAN environments

Lowest

Cost-per-Performance

Disc Drive

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Cheetah 15K.3 35 Percent More I/Os per Second (IOPS) Than 10K Drives Lowest Cost-per-Performance Disc Drive 73, 36 and 18 Gbytes • 15K RPM • Ultra320 SCSI, 2 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Key Advantages • Economies of speed: Fewer drives are needed to deliver the same level of IOPS as 10K-RPM drives, leading to greater overall system reliability and savings on hardware, space, power, cooling, and IT administration costs, making this the lowest cost-per-I/O hard drive.
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Cheetah® 15K.3 35 Percent More I/Os per Second (IOPS) Than 10K Drives The Seagate® 3D Defense System™— No One Does More to Protect Your Drives DRIVE DEFENSE • SeaShell™ packaging provides more than 1,000 Gs shock protection during handling, reducing returns up to 70 percent. DATA DEFENSE • Seagate Advanced Multidrive System™ (SAMS) reduces effects of rotational vibration generated by drives operating simultaneously.