Hitachi reveals Ultrastar 15K600 and C15K147 HDDs

Hitachi announced its two new fast hard disk drives namely the Ultrastar 15K600 and the UltraStar C15K147 which specifically aimed at enterprise storage applications. The two drives spin at 15,000 RPM speeds and possess a MTBF rating of 1.6 million hours.

The Ultrastar 15K600 is available in 300GB, 450GB and 600GB multiple storage capacities with a 3.5-inch form factor is added with a 33% more storage space when compared to its predecessor and claims to be the highest driven capacity fast drive for enterprise level. The 15K600 consists of 6Gb/s SAS or 4Gb/s FCAL interfaces, provides the reliability and performance required for I/O-intensive applications–such as business processing, decision support, online transaction processing and multi-user applications. Additionally the drive uses a larger 64MB cache for more beneficial performance.

The Ultrastar C15K147 comes in 73GB and 147GB capacities which are considerably less compared to 15K600 but possess the same 64MB cache buffer. This is a 2.5-inch drive specifically designed to allow integrators and OEMs to cram more drives inside of servicers they offer. It uses Hitachi’s patented advanced power management technology and saves 50% more power compared to its 3.5-inch Hitachi drives.

The information about its release date and the pricing is not revealed yet. Will update you as soon as the info is out.
[via slashgear]

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