1TB SAS 3.5″ 7200RPM 3Gb/s (Hot Swap with Caddy) HDD (43W7630)

These two 7,200 rpm 1 TB HDDs provide 3.5-inch form factor options that can be used as hot-swap drives. The addition of a 7,200 rpm offering to the IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Storage and I/O Blade family of 3.5-inch SATA HDDs offers the highest performing SATA options and will provide a wider selection of choices to satisfy a range of applications. These new drives are positioned at the top of our SATA HDD line based on increased performance.

Key features and benefits include:
– 7,200 rpm speed to optimize performance
– Outstanding reliability that enables operation in RAID environments without compromising application performance or availability
– A 3.5-inch wide, 1-inch high, slim-line form factor that allows maximum installations in supported System x, BladeCenter, and Storage and I/O Blade configurations.

Product Positioning
These high-performance 1 TB 7,200 rpm SATA II HDD options are positioned at the top of IBM’s SATA HDD line based on the SATA technology. They are available in either a single-port hot-swap or dual-port hot-swap version.

These HDDs support entry-level server and workstation applications, such as:
– Transaction processing.
– Data mining.
– Data warehousing.
– Professional video and graphics.