Dell 480GB 2.5-inch SATA 6Gbps SSD — 02M3C

Here is a 480GB SSD for 2.5-inch SATA bays, identified by Dell part number 02M3C (Micron manufactured), maker model MTFDDAK480TDT. It connects at 6Gbps.

Dell part numbers identify the exact revision, which matters more than the description when several look-alike parts exist. Most server RAID controllers accept SATA drives, as do plain SATA ports. Dell-labelled drives are intended for PowerEdge servers and PowerVault arrays with 2.5-inch SATA bays. Its mixed use rating points it at workloads with a mix of reads and writes. It uses 512e sectors (4K physical, 512-byte emulated), which current RAID controllers and operating systems handle natively. Flash drives like this suit boot volumes, virtual machine datastores and database logs, where access time matters more than raw capacity. After a swap the controller rebuilds the data onto the new drive; the bigger the drive, the longer that takes. Hot-plug bays let a failed member of a redundant array be replaced without powering the server down. Check 02M3C against the service configuration of your Dell system before ordering.

It is supplied certified refurbished: inspected, bench-tested and data-wiped in Johannesburg before release.