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 SAS drives deliver cost-effective, eco-friendly nearline storage.\nKey Features and Benefits\n- Lowest operating power & enhanced power options with PowerChoice™ for even greater power savings during slow or idle periods.\n- 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!\n- 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.\n- The highest capacity 2.5" enterprise drive with 500GB with both SAS and SATA interfaces. (160GB SATA also available for boot/entry server applications).\n- 6Gbps SAS 2.0 allows for easier integration, enhanced features and outstanding performance.\n- Government-grade self-encrypting drive (SED) on SAS models.\n- Best performing nearline drive with Best-in-class Rotational Vibration.\nBest-Fit Applications\n- High Density Nearline Storage\n- Internet Infrastructure, Backup & Restore, Medical Imaging, Nearline Storage, Disaster Recovery, Check Imaging, Video Editing.\n- Blade Servers\n- Computation, Scientific Applications, Server Appliance, Web Content.\n- Rack Servers\n- Graphics, Security, Firewalls, Email.\n- Network Routers\n- Video Surveillance.\n- 24x7 Availability\n- Kiosks, ATMs, Video Lottery Terminals, Video Serves, High Reliability Govt/Military.\n- Workstations & Enthusiast PCs.