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Seagate Exos Mozaic 3+ – 30TB HDD Now Available at ESUS IT
Breakthrough in Hard Drive Capacity
Growing data storage demands in sectors like healthcare, finance, and industry have led Seagate to introduce the largest currently available HDD – Seagate Exos® Mozaic 3+ 30TB.
Next Generation: Exos Mozaic 3+
The drive uses the Mozaic 3+ platform, which combines:
- ✅ CMR technology (Conventional Magnetic Recording)
- ✅ Innovative composite materials and helium sealing
- ✅ Integrated VLO (Very Large Object) controller – optimized for large data blocks
- ✅ Lower carbon footprint and reduced energy consumption per stored TB
According to Seagate, the new generation provides over 50% better energy efficiency per TB compared to previous drives.
Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | Seagate Exos® Mozaic 3+ |
| Capacity | 30TB |
| Recording Technology | SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s 3.5" |
| Form Factor | 3.5 inches |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Technology | Helium-Sealed |
| MTBF | up to 2.5 million hours, up to 275 MB/s |
| PowerChoice™ Support | Yes |
| Use Cases | Archiving, Cloud, Object Storage, Backup, Monitoring |
Source: Seagate Exos M 30TB
Who is this 30TB drive for?
The 30TB drive
is ideal for environments handling “cold” or “warm” data, such as:- Long-term archiving of healthcare, financial, and R&D data
- Hyperscale object storage systems (Ceph, MinIO, TrueNAS Scale)
- Cloud and colocation infrastructure
- Video surveillance with long retention periods
- Backup and disaster recovery infrastructure
1PB of data in a single 4U chassis
With a 36-bay JBOD using 30TB drives, it’s possible to achieve over 1PB of data in a single device, with lower energy consumption and cooling requirements than previous generations.
Order now at ESUS IT
The drive is available with full technical support and integration with your IT environment. We also offer:
- Configurations with Dell, Supermicro, WD JBOD servers
- Selection of HBA/RAID controllers supporting SMR
- Deployment and configuration of backup and object storage environments
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