Name: 00Y2448 IBM 600GB 15K RPM 12Gb/s SAS 2.5-inch Hard Drive 128MB Cache
Brand: IBM
SKU: 00Y2448
Price: 177.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (119 reviews)

Product Overview
The IBM 00Y2448 600GB 15K RPM 2.5-inch hard drive delivers top-tier performance for enterprise storage needs with its 12Gb/s SAS interface and 128MB cache. It's built for environments where speed, reliability, and capacity are critical for business continuity and data processing.

General Information
Brand	IBM
Part Number	00Y2448

Technical Information
Capacity	600GB
Form Factor	2.5-inch
Cache	128MB
Spindle Speed	15000 RPM

Interfaces/Ports
Interface	SAS 12Gb/s

Physical Characteristics
Condition	Refurbished
Weight	3.00

Miscellaneous
Eco Friendly	Yes

Product Description
The IBM 00Y2448 is a 600GB 2.5-inch hard drive engineered for high-performance enterprise environments. With a fast 15K RPM spindle speed and 12Gb/s SAS interface, it delivers low-latency data access and improved throughput for critical applications. Key Features 600GB capacity supports intensive workloads 15K RPM spindle speed reduces seek time 12Gb/s SAS interface ensures rapid data communication 128MB cache improves I/O operations and efficiency Compact 2.5-inch design integrates easily into server bays This drive is ideal for enterprise applications requiring fast data retrieval, high availability, and consistent reliability, such as databases, transaction processing, and virtualized workloads.

Use Cases
The IBM 00Y2448 600GB 15K RPM 2.5-inch hard drive is commonly implemented in enterprise data centers and high-performance computing environments. It is particularly suited for IT infrastructures requiring consistent low latency and high throughput for mission-critical applications and storage arrays. How It's Used: Deployment in virtualization environments to support rapid data access for multiple virtual machines. Integration within storage clusters handling transactional databases in enterprise IT setups. Use in rack-mounted servers in data centers that require scalable and reliable high-speed storage. Implementation in financial services systems where low latency and high IOPS are essential for trading applications. Support for high-demand analytics workloads that rely on fast sequential and random read/write operations. This hard drive’s combination of speed and cache capacity enables sustained performance in demanding workloads, facilitating operational efficiency and scalability in storage infrastructures. Its robust design helps maintain data integrity and system responsiveness under intensive enterprise workloads.