Seagate Constellation ST9500530NS 500GB SATA Hard Disk Drive

Capacity: 500GB
Spindle Speed: 7,200RPM
Interface Type: SATA
Disk Size: 2.5″x15mm (SFF Hard Drive)
Sustained Throughput (MBps): 95
Average Seek Time (read/write ms): 8.5 / 9.5
Electrical Interface Speed: SATA 300 – 3.0Gbps
On-Board Cache: 32MB

The Constellation 7200 hard drive enables manageable nearline storage solutions in 2.5″ chassis — either direct attach or in a tiered storage environment — at the lowest power usage without compromising performance or reliability. Constellation 500GB SATA drives deliver cost-effective, eco-friendly nearline storage.

Key Features and Benefits

• Lowest operating power & enhanced POWER OPTIONS with PowerChoice™ for even greater power savings during slow or idle periods
• First 2.5″, 15mm business critical drive on the market designed for enterprise reliability, vibration performance and high data integrity. Fits in more server & storage slots!
• Fastest Tier 2/Nearline HDD on the market (SAS @ 6Gb/s speed). At a system level (with more drives) the performance will be >2x as compared to 3.5″ HDD.
• The highest capacity 2.5″ enterprise drive with 500GB with both SAS and SATA interfaces. (160GB SATA also available for boot/entry server applications)
• 6Gbps SAS 2.0 allows for easier integration, enhanced features and outstanding performance
• Government-grade self-encrypting drive (SED) on SAS models
• Best performing nearline drive with Best-in-class Rotational Vibration