Western Digital's HGST introduces the Ultrastar 7K2, a hard disk designed to serve the lower capacity points in the data center. Available in 1TB and 2TB versions, the 3.5", 7200 RPM hard disk is supporting the 512n format, assuring compatibility with both new and legacy systems.

The drive's weight is 640 grams, it has industry standard SATA interface at 6Gb/s and a sustained data rate of up to 200 MB/s for the 2TB, and 184 MB/s for the 1TB. It can read up to 193 IOPS and write at up to 160 IOPS.

This drive includes a 2M hours MTBF and RV performance for consistent performance when installed in racks with multiple drives operating at the same time.