ZA250CM1A003 Seagate Barracuda 120 250GB SATA 2.5" Consumer SSD

Enterprise 2.5" SATA Internal SSD delivering read-optimised OS and cache performance with the ZA250CM1A003

The ZA250CM1A003 is a 2.5" SATA internal SSD engineered for dependable client boot and light edge-node storage where platform stability matters more than maximum PCIe bandwidth. In SATA-based CPU platforms and mixed-generation systems, the ZA250CM1A003 provides consistent application launch and OS responsiveness while maintaining predictable behavior under typical desktop, laptop, and entry workstation duty cycles.

Built on TLC NAND, the ZA250CM1A003 is tuned for balanced latency and sustained throughput within the SATA 6Gb/s interface envelope, supporting sequential reads up to 560MB/s and writes up to 540MB/s, with 4K random performance up to 90K IOPS. For systems with limited PCIe expansion or where PCIe lanes are reserved for accelerators, the ZA250CM1A003 offers a straightforward storage architecture that integrates into standard 2.5" bays and existing SATA backplanes, making it well-suited as a boot drive, warm data tier, or non-write-intensive cache layer.

Why Choose the ZA250CM1A003?

The ZA250CM1A003 delivers a practical density-to-performance ratio for fleets that standardise on SATA for compatibility and serviceability. With 150TBW endurance, 0.329 DWPD (5-year basis), and 1.8M hours MTBF, the ZA250CM1A003 supports scalable rollouts where reliability, repeatable imaging, and predictable lifecycle management are primary deployment drivers.

Seagate designs the BarraCuda 120 series with an engineering focus on controlled power behavior and long-term reliability, aligning the ZA250CM1A003 with modern data centre and enterprise edge expectations for availability, low idle power, and consistent performance in heterogeneous hardware estates.

Key Applications:

• OS boot drive for desktop and laptop fleets
• Application storage for general office and engineering tools
• Edge node boot and telemetry buffer
• Secondary storage for mixed read/write client workloads

At Happyware - Server Hardware you benefit from non-binding offers tailored precisely to your rollout and imaging requirements for ZA250CM1A003 deployments, and you can extend the warranty up to 6 years to better align storage lifecycle planning with enterprise refresh cycles.