Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 ST3450857SS vs Comparable 3.5" SAS Hard Disks
Item 3845: Seagate ST3450857SS
Size450 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM15000
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSAS
Speed6 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000445SS SAS 6 Gb/s 16 2000 359.99 5.56
Seagate Constellation ES ST1000NM0021 SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 189.99 5.26
Toshiba MK2001TRKB SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 16 2000 409.99 4.88
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000444SS SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 16 2000 5 440.00 4.55
HP Midline 461137-B21 SAS 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 220.00 4.55
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000424SS SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 5 385.00 2.60
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3750630SS SAS 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 448.64 1.67
HP 454232-B21 SAS 3 Gb/s 15000 450 299.00 1.51
Seagate Cheetah NS.2 ST3450802SS SAS 6 Gb/s 10000 16 450 340.00 1.32
HP P2000 AP858A SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 500 420.00 1.19
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 ST3450857SS SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 16 450 378.02 1.19
HP P2000 AP859A SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 450 450.00 1.00
HP Entry 516816-B21 SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 450 463.00 0.97
Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 ST3450856SS SAS 3 Gb/s 15000 16 450 498.95 0.90
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ737A SAS 3 Gb/s 15000 450 535.99 0.84

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-10 $378.02 -0.05
2012-02-09 $378.07 -108.38
2012-02-08 $486.45 -0.10
2012-02-08 $486.55 -3.00
2012-02-07 $489.55 -5.34
2012-02-07 $494.89 -0.05
2012-02-07 $494.94 -0.01
2012-02-07 $494.95 -0.05
2012-02-07 $495.00 -12.55
2012-02-06 $507.55 -5.33

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Interface6-Gb/s SAS
Cache16MB
Capacity450GB
Performance
Random write seek time3.9ms
Average latency2.0ms
Spindle Speed15,000 RPM
Random read seek time3.4ms
Power
Maximum start current, AC3.91
Maximum start current, DC1.94
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.55%
MTBF1,600,000 hours
Physical
Width101.85mm (4.010 in)
Length146.99mm (5.787 in)
Height26.10mm (1.028 in)
Weight (typical)800g (1.76 lb)

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