Store, access, and expand the overall capacity of your desktop computer, data center, RAID array, or backup environment by up to 1TB with the 1TB Constellation ES.3 SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (OEM) from Seagate. 1TB will allow you to store movies, photos, music, documents, and much more. This hard drive connects to your system's 3.5" bay via the SATA 6 Gb/s interface. Through the SATA 6 Gb/s interface, this drive also features maximum sustained transfer rates of 175 MB/s and a 7200 rpm rotational speed. There is also a 128MB cache that helps to ensure uninterrupted data transfers.
Designed with Enterprise-use in mind, this drive may be used in 24x7 (8,760 hours per year) always-on operating environments. This Constellation ES.3 drive also contains several features to help ensure a strong operational life including the ability to withstand temperatures up to 140°F / 60°C, 1.4 million hours MTBF, an AFR of 0.63%, and low power consumption. Additionally, this drive is self-encrypting (AES-256) with Seagate Instant Secure Erase.