# Dell 960GB SSD SATA Read Intensive 6Gbps 512e 2.5in Hot-plug

Dell Part 345-BEFW

Increase the storage capacity of your Dell™ System with 960GB Solid State Drive from Dell. It boasts a storage capacity of up to 960GB, enabling users to store large amounts of data. This drive delivers enhanced data transfer speed of up to 6Gbps.

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### Why should I buy a Dell Upgrades over a third-party part?

### Tested and Verified Tier-1 OEM-Grade Parts

Ensure compatibility with Dell servers, storage and networking.

### Ease of Installation

Save time with Dell Upgrades that are shipped as kits with the necessary hardware and firmware.

### Secure Supply Chain Focus

Protect system data and integrity with parts sourced from a secure supply chain.

### Dell Tech Support and Warranties

Preserve Dell technical support and warranties—which do not support systems with third-party upgrades.

### Why choose Dell drives?

- Dell drives are robust, built by premium manufacturing processes and rigorously tested for maximum reliability.
- We specify and control the manufacture of our drives’ firmware and hardware subcomponents to ensure compatibility and add additional capability to reduce the costs of maintenance.
- Dell’s drive reliability frequently is higher than the reliability of other drive suppliers.

### Compatibility

This product is compatible with the following systems:

- PowerEdge C6420
- PowerEdge R340

### Solid State Drives vs. Hard Disk Drives

### SSD

- Excel in speed, high performance, Input/Output requirements.
- High reliability due to lack of spinning disks.
- Go through a rigorous validation process before they are ever considered as additions to the PowerEdge server portfolio.

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### HDD

- Best when used as part of a complete storage strategy that balances cost per gigabyte, capacity, application needs and performance.
- Lower price-to-capacity, which can be most beneficial for large-capacity workloads or applications requiring large amounts of storage used for data such as archives, disk backups, image libraries or logs.

### Storage Drive Types

- Solid State SAS and SATA Drives: Fast storage medium for random IO.
- 10K & 15K SAS Hard Drives: Performance and availability for performance optimized applications.
- 7.2K SAS & SATA Hard Drives: High capacity and exceptional $/GB for capacity optimized applications.
- Entry Drives: Least expensive drives used in applications where low usage and limited total number of drives are applicable. Due to restrictions on use, these drives are available in a small number of systems and configurations.

Increase the storage capacity of your Dell™ System with 960GB Solid State Drive from Dell. It boasts a storage capacity of up to 960GB, enabling users to store large amounts of data. This drive delivers enhanced data transfer speed of up to 6Gbps.

- Offers up to 960GB storage capacity
- Equipped with SATA interface which delivers high data transfer rate
- Solid State design offers ruggedness and fast data access

Benefits of SSD over spin drives:

- More Durable: Feature a non-mechanical design of NAND flash mounted on circuit boards and are more shock resistant.
- Faster: Faster data access, boot ups, file transfers, and an overall quicker computing experience than hard drives.
- Quieter: Run at near silent operation unlike loud, whirring hard disc drives.
- Lighter: Flash-based SSDs weigh considerably less.
- Cooler: SSDs require little power to operate, resulting in less heat output by your system.
- More Efficient: Consume less power at peak load.