| Specifications | 512n SATA | 
| Capacity | 1TB | 
| Base Model | ST1000NM000A | 
| Features | |
| Protection Inform ation (T10 DIF) | — | 
| Humidity Sensor | Yes | 
| SuperParity | Yes | 
| Low Halogen | Yes | 
| PowerChoice™ Technology | Yes | 
| PowerBalance™ Technology | Yes | 
| Cache, Multi-segmented (MB) | 256 | 
| Advanced Write Caching (Internal NOR flash) | Yes | 
| Reliability/Data Integrity | |
| Vibration, Non-operating: 10Hz to 500Hz (Grms) | 5 | 
| MTBF | 2,000,000 hr | 
| Reliability Rating @ Full 24×7  Operation (AFR) | 0.44% | 
| Non-recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max | 1 sector per 10E15 | 
| Power-on Hours | 8,760 | 
| Bytes per Sector | 512 | 
| Warranty, Limited (years) | 5 | 
| Performance | |
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 7,200 | 
| Interface Access Speed (Gb/s) | 6.0, 3.0, 1.5 | 
| Max Sustainable Transfer Rate | 215MB/s | 
| Average Latency (ms) | 4,16 | 
| Interface Ports | Single | 
| Rotational Vibration @ 1,500 Hz (rad/s²) | 12,5 | 
| Power Consumption | |
| Idling Average (W) | 4.48 W | 
| Average Operating Power | 9.91 W | 
| Power Supply Requirements | +12 V and +5 V | 
| Environmental/Temperature | |
| Temperature, Operating (°C) | 5°C – 60°C | 
| Shock, Operating Read/Write (Gs) | 70/40 Gs | 
| Shock, Non-operating, 1 ms/2 ms (Gs) | 150/300 | 
| Physical | |
| Height (in/mm, max) | 1.028 in/26.1 m m | 
| Width (in/mm, max) | 4.01 in/101.85 m m | 
| Depth (in/mm, max) | 5.787 in/147 m m | 
| Weight (lb/g) | 620 g/1.37 lb | 
