HP SATA hard drives are designed for the reliability and mass of storage required by today's server and storage environments. The SATA hard drive portfolio is classified into two categories: input (ETY) and mid-range (MDL). HP input SATA hard drives are the lowest cost per unit solution for basic servers. Designed for economic reliability and performance, the input hard drives and the SATA midline offer the best price advantage for these lower workload environments. These hard drives are available in the small form factor (2.5 inches) and large form factor (3.5 inches).

Designed and directed to provide reliable, efficient and low-cost data storage.

Increased reliability of the midline unit of approximately twice the input units based on a

Sensors: improved rotational vibration tolerance provides reliability in a midline unit. 

3Gb / sec data transfer speed of existing support servers. 

New 6Gb / sec data transfer rate exclusively for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, with new hot-plug carrier design.