The Seagate Exos X16 16TB Standard SAS hard drive belongs among the high load internal HDDs for 24/7 operation in data centres. 3.5" HDDs are designed mainly for desktop PCs, data centres, and other data-processing devices. One of the crucial characteristics is obviously the rotational speed. The 7200 RPM RPM provides improved system performance and faster data transfer. The hard disk provides a storage capacity of 16000 GB. The device has a 256 MB memory cache. All the data communication between the Seagate hard drive and the PC or other devices is facilitated through the SAS interface.
Platter HDDs have a special construction. Inside the enclosure there is a mechanism that utilises moving platters accompanied by disk read/write heads. These mechanical parts don't take shocks and impact well, but at the same time you get its amazing price/capacity ratio. The important parameter that determines the speed of a hard drive is the number of rotations per minute (RPM). With the Seagate Exos X16 16TB Standard SAS, you can look forward to 7200 RPM RPM. This is ideal for demanding users, for example video editors, graphic artists, people who play PC games, and everybody else who deal with large amounts of data. Data transmission and overall stability is also affected the embedded buffer memory known as cache. The Seagate hard disk features a 256 MB cache that keeps the last written data for their fast retrieval and reading.
If you want to install the Seagate Exos X16 16TB Standard SAS in the device of your choice, you need a 3.5" slot. Data sharing happens through the SAS interface, boasting a standard speed of 12.0 Gbit/s. This technology is fairly rare nowadays.
Seagate is headquartered in the famous Silicon Valley. It is a world leader in the manufacture and sale of hard drives for desktop computers, laptops and other devices. Seagate products are focused on maximum reliability in data storage. Year after year, their storage capacity, transmission speeds, and price-storage ratio improve, in step with the constantly growing amount of data in the world.
This product is not an independently functional unit and may require professional installation.
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