Seagate Exos 7E8 1TB Base 512n SAS

The Seagate Exos 7E8 1TB Base 512n SAS hard disk is one of the high load internal HDDs for NAS and ordinary data centres. 3.5" HDDs are made chiefly for desktop PCs and data centres. One of the crucial characteristics is clearly the rotational speed of the HDD. The 7200 RPM RPM ensures faster data transmission. The hard disk provides a storage capacity of 1000 GB. The drive uses a 256 MB memory cache. You can connect the Seagate hard drive and a computer or other device takes place via the SAS interface.

Seagate Exos 7E8 1TB Base 512n SAS Hard Drive Key Features

• Read speed up to 215 MB/s and write speed up to 215 MB/s
• 256 MB memory cache
• Seagate 3.5" drive for standard bays
• Typically, the power consumption of the hard drive is 10,09 W, while in stand-by mode it makes 4.86 W
• The data transfer is facilitated using the SAS interface
• HDDs don't have much resistance against physical shocks, but they are also more affordable than the newer SSDs

Other Hard Disk Features

The HDD boasts a unique design. Inside the drive there is a mechanism with moving platters accompanied by hard disk heads that facilitate reading and writing of data. These mechanical parts are admittedly more sensitive to shocks, but this design delivers its amazing price/capacity ratio. The crucial parameter that determines the speed of a HDD is the number of platter revolutions per minute, generally known as RPM. With the Seagate Exos 7E8 1TB Base 512n SAS, we have 7200 RPM RPM. This is great news for people who demand more from their devices, such as graphic or video editors - in short, people who work with large amounts of data. Data transmission and stability is also impacted by the disk buffer - the so-called cache. The Seagate platter drive is equipped with a 256 MB cache that stores the last used data for their prompt retrieval and reading.

Connecting the Seagate Hard Disk

If you want to mount the Seagate Exos 7E8 1TB Base 512n SAS in your laptop or other device, it must be equipped with a 3.5" slot. Data transfer takes place using the SAS interface, boasting a standard speed of 12.0 Gbit/s. This technology is fairly rare nowadays.