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- In Stock: 50
- Manufacturer: IBM
- Model or Part: 81Y3820
- Condition: Refurbished
- Weight: 3.00lb
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Overview
The IBM 81Y3820 is a 1TB 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) Nearline hard drive designed for reliable, high-capacity storage in servers, workstations and storage arrays. With a 7.2k RPM spindle speed and a 6Gb/s SATA interface, this drive delivers consistent performance for backup, archival and data-intensive workloads while maintaining a low power footprint.
Key Features
- 1TB native capacity provides ample space for large data sets and media libraries
- 2.5-inch SFF form factor fits in dense server racks and portable enclosures
- 7.2k RPM spindle speed balances speed and endurance for nearline applications
- 6Gb/s SATA III interface ensures fast data transfer and compatibility with modern systems
- Advanced error correction and vibration tolerance for reliable operation in multi-drive environments
- Low power consumption helps reduce overall data center energy costs
Technical Specifications
- Model / Part Number: 81Y3820
- Manufacturer: IBM
- Capacity: 1TB (1000 GB)
- Form Factor: 2.5-inch Small Form Factor
- Interface: SATA III 6Gb/s
- Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
- Cache Memory: 64MB DDR2
- Average Seek Time: 9 ms
- Data Transfer Rate: up to 600 MB/s (theoretical)
- Operating Temperature: 0 to 55 degrees Celsius
- Power Consumption: 4.5W active, 0.8W idle
- MTBF: 1,000,000 hours
Typical Applications
- Backup and disaster recovery solutions where capacity and reliability are critical
- Archival storage for media files, documents and long-term data retention
- Enterprise servers and blade systems that require high density storage
- Virtualization platforms hosting multiple virtual machines
- Data analytics workloads that need large, sequential read/write performance
- Network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) devices
Choose the IBM 81Y3820 Nearline hard drive for a dependable, high-capacity storage solution that meets the demands of modern enterprise environments while keeping power usage and heat generation to a minimum.