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Hitachi Ultrastar™ Hard Drives

Hitachi delivers solutions to a broad range of enterprise storage systems, from business-critical high-capacity storage applications to mission-critical servers. With products at 15,000 RPM, small form factor 10,000 RPM, and 7200 RPM SATA, Hitachi Ultrastar products offer high data throughput for data-intensive applications, with the highest quality and superior performance, more powerful processors and read/write channels to ensure excellence in enterprise-class environments.

Ultrastar drives have performance and reliability you can trust for mission-critical 24x7 computing environments
Sizes: 2.5 and 3.5 inches
Capacities: 73GB – 2TB
Speeds: 15,000, 10,000, 7200 RPM
Interfaces: Ultra SCSI, SAS, FC, SATA

Application highlights:

  • Online transaction processing: Proven reliability and unique Hitachi technologies make Hitachi Ultrastar the ideal solution for mission-critical enterprise computing environments like online transaction processing, data analysis and other multi-user applications
  • RAID: Unique Hitachi Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS) technology keeps drives performing in multiple drive designs
  • Scientific engineering and data analysis: 15,000 RPM version drive as much as 33% more in I/Os per second over 10,000 RPM equivalent
  • Media streaming: High speed and cache levels up to 64MB ensure multi-users are not left waiting
  • Fully supported integration: High-level technical back-up from regional Hitachi Design Studios ensures smooth integration

With a complete product portfolio, the Hitachi Ultrastar hard drive range has been designed to meet every enterprise requirement.  As well as best-of-breed reliability, Ultrastar offers complete flexibility with SCSI, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Fibre Channel and Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces and capacities ranging from 73GB to an industry-leading 2TB.

Performance and reliability are key requirements for enterprise-class hard drives. The mature design of the Ultrastar range means greater reliability, helping achieve shorter qualification times. Learn more.

Ultrastar A7K2000

HitachiWith up to 2 terabytes of capacity, RVS technology, 24x7 enterprise-class duty cycle, targeted 1.2 million hours MTBF, and a  5-year warranty, this  7200 RPM enterprise drive is the best choice for high-capacity nearline environments. Learn More

Ultrastar 15K600

HitachiThis all-in-one enterprise drive delivers maximum performance and capacity for mission-critical 24x7 enterprise environments, with up to 600GB of  data while spinning at 15,000 RPM,  with Advanced Power Management and industry’s largest cache buffer of 64MB. Learn More.

Ultrastar C15K147

HitachiHitachi introduces its first small form factor drive spinning at 15,000 RPM that is ideal for high performance enterprise applications.  Occupying 70% less space than 3.5-inch enterprise drives, its Advanced Power Management technology optimizes power consumption, lowering datacenter energy usage and cooling costs. This drive uses 50% less power than similar 3.5” drives. Learn More.

Drive Comparison: Ultrastar and Deskstar

Selecting the appropriate drive for your storage application needs. Click here to learn more.

* Ultrastar is a trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Hitachi GST trademarks are authorized for use in countries and jurisdictions in which Hitachi GST has the right to market the brands. Hitachi GST is not liable for third parties’ unauthorized use of Hitachi GST trademarks.One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes. Accessible capacity may be less.