AL13SEB900 Toshiba AL13SEB 0.9TB SAS 64 MB 2.5" Consumer HDD

Enterprise 2.5in SAS 10.5K HDD for hot-swap RAID tiers with the AL13SEB900

The AL13SEB900 is a 2.5in enterprise SAS HDD engineered as a direct replacement drive for server and storage hot-swap bays where predictable I/O behavior and controlled rebuild windows are required. In RAID groups supporting transactional datasets, the AL13SEB900 pairs a 10,500 RPM spindle with CMR recording and 512B native (512n) formatting to maintain consistent write characteristics and broad controller compatibility across established SAS backplanes.

Designed for dense rack servers and disk shelves, the AL13SEB900 integrates a SAS interface optimized for multi-drive enterprise fabrics, with a 64MB cache to smooth short bursts while sustaining steady-state patterns. Its platform focus is reliability under 24x7 duty cycles, aligning with RAID controllers and HBA topologies that depend on stable latency, deterministic error handling, and predictable performance per watt within constrained thermal envelopes.

Why Choose the AL13SEB900?

The AL13SEB900 provides a balanced density-to-performance profile for 2.5in SAS tiers where flash is not mandatory but enterprise reliability is. With a 2.0M hours MTBF rating and continuous operation design intent, the AL13SEB900 supports scalable deployments from small RAID sets to multi-shelf pools, enabling straightforward capacity refresh and uniform spares strategy across identical bay populations.

Toshiba designs the AL13SEB series with an engineering emphasis on sustained duty, controlled acoustics and power behavior, and long-term platform stability for data centre operations. The AL13SEB900 aligns with modern operational requirements including RoHS compliance and predictable operating envelopes for standardized maintenance and lifecycle management.

Key Applications:

• Enterprise RAID arrays
• Transactional databases
• Virtualization storage tiers
• Hot-swap drive replacement
• Shared SAS disk shelves

At Happyware - Server Hardware you benefit from non-binding offers tailored to your AL13SEB900 rollout and platform requirements, plus an extended warranty option up to 6 years to secure long-lived RAID and spare-part strategies.