Date: 22/11/2008

Serial Attached SCSI enterprise hard disk drives which double the capacity

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., announced the launch of its 2.5-inch MBD2 RC and MBE2 RC series of 10K and 15K RPM 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) enterprise hard disk drives (HDD).

When designing the latest HDDs, Fujitsu leveraged perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) to double the capacity from the previous generation product while significantly reducing power consumption.

Some of the key features are:

1. The MBD2 RC draws 3.4 watts idle and the MBE2 RC draws 4.1 watts idle, achieving a 28 percent reduction in power usage from previous models and up to a 74 percent reduction from current 3.5-inch 15K drives.
2. Both HDD series meet halogen-free initiatives, which restricts the use of chlorine, bromine and their compounds in the construction of electronic equipment and are RoHS compliant.
3. The 10K MBD2 RC series offers capacity of up to 300GB, which enables the drives to meet a wide range of enterprise applications, from mid-range servers to disk storage arrays.
4. The 15K MBE2 RC series doubles its capacity to 147GB. In comparison with previous models, both series provide a 60 percent improvement in maximum internal transfer rate and utilize the faster 6Gb/s SAS interface.

For more information about Fujitsu products: www.fujitsu.com