Seagate 15K.6 300GB 15K SAS 3Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise HDD ST3300656SS 9CH066 For Sale
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The Seagate ST3300656SS is a high-performance, mission-critical drive from the legendary Cheetah 15K.6 series. Engineered for the most demanding enterprise applications, it combines a blazing 15,000 RPM spindle speed with perpendicular recording technology to deliver a 30% increase in sequential performance over previous generations. With a focus on data integrity and mechanical reliability, the 9CH066-091 is designed to minimize total cost of ownership (TCO) by providing high throughput in a power-efficient 3.5-inch form factor.
📊 Technical Specifications
Capacity: 💾 300 GB
Interface: ⚡ SAS 3Gb/s (Serial Attached SCSI)
Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 15,000 RPM
Cache: 🧠 16 MB
Form Factor: 📏 3.5-inch LFF
Average Latency: ⏳ 2.0 ms
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 🛡️ 1.6 Million Hours
Seek Time: ⏳ 3.4 ms (Average Read)
✅ Why This Drive Rocks
Condition: ✨ Refurbished - Excellent. Professionally audited, secure-erased to NIST 800-88 standards, and verified for 100% health for immediate production deployment.
Seagate PowerTrim™ Technology: Optimizes power consumption at all levels of activity, providing a significant improvement in GBs/Watt at idle compared to standard 3.5-inch drives.
Advanced Data Integrity: Incorporates Seagate-exclusive features like Idle Read After Write (IRAW) and Background Media Scan (BMS) to proactively safeguard data in rigorous 24/7 environments.
Enhanced ECC: Features robust Error Correction Code to ensure data remains accurate and recoverable even under heavy workloads.
Unprecedented Reliability: Rated at 1.6 million hours MTBF, this drive is built to withstand the high-vibration and high-heat conditions of enterprise server racks.
📦 Compatibility & Use Case
Target Systems: Native support for high-end enterprise servers and storage arrays from Dell, HPE, and IBM that utilize 3.5" SAS backplanes.
Ideal Workloads: Transaction processing, database hosting, high-performance computing (HPC), and mission-critical storage where speed is the primary requirement.
Hot-Swap Support: Fully compatible with standard enterprise hot-plug trays for seamless replacement and upgrades without system downtime.
