As the newest additions to the IBM System x® family of 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA and SAS drives, the 7,200 rpm, 10,000 rpm, and 15,000 rpm 6 Gbps 2.5-inch drives and the 7,200 rpm 6 Gbps 3.5-inch hot-swap and simple-swap NL SATA and hot-swap NL SAS HDDs offer the highest performance options and provide a wider selection of choices to satisfy a wide range of applications. These new drives are positioned at the top of the IBM SATA and SAS NL HDD line.\n\nThe new 7,200 rpm 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, and 3 TB 6 Gbps NL SAS and SATA HDDS provide 3.5-inch form factor options. The SAS and SATA drives are available in hot-swap and simple-swap versions, while the 3 TB SAS is available in hot-swap only configuration.\n\nKey features and benefits include:\n\n- 7,200 rpm, 10,000 rpm, and 15,000 rpm 2.5-inch SAS drives are RoHS compliant and Protection Information (PI) enabled.\n- 7,200 rpm 3.5-inch SAS and SATA NL drives meet client requirements for larger capacities and increased speeds in larger form factor.\n- Up to 15,000 rpm speed to help optimize performance.\n- Outstanding reliability that enables operation in RAID environments without compromising application performance or availability.
| Specifications courtesy of Icecat.biz | |
| Compatibility | IBM System x | 
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s | 
| Depth | 14.7 cm (5.8") | 
| Drive device speed | 7200 RPM | 
| Hard drive capacity | 2000 GB | 
| Hard drive interface | Serial ATA III | 
| Hard drive size | 3.5" | 
| Hard drive speed | 7200 RPM | 
| Height | 2.54 cm (1") | 
| Hot-swap | No | 
| Interface | SATA/600 | 
| Internal | Yes | 
| Number of products included | 1 pc(s) | 
| Operating altitude | 0 - 2133 m | 
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 90% | 
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 60 °C | 
| Package dimensions (WxDxH) | 203 x 244 x 146 mm | 
| Package weight | 1.74 kg | 
| Weight | 690 g | 
| Width | 10.2 cm (4") |