Lenovo 01DC197 internal hard drive 300 GB 15000 RPM 2.5" SAS

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At ~£441 ex-VAT for a 300GB 2.5" 15K SAS drive, this isn’t a “save money” purchase—it’s a capacity-performance trade for workloads that genuinely benefit from fast spindle speeds and a server-first SAS backplane. If you’re backing a legacy platform or a specific appliance that still expects SAS 2.5" 15K drives, this will make sense. Likewise, if you’re tuning for low-latency IO (certain database, logging, or high IOPS environments) and the rest of your stack can’t move to SSDs yet, paying for speed over capacity can be the right call.

That said, the big “why not” is cost per usable performance/capacity versus SSDs. For most new builds, or anything with flexibility, 15K HDDs often feel like legacy spend: you get throughput that’s fine for spinning media, but you’ll hit both noise/heat and cost inefficiency as your storage grows. Also, make sure it’s the exact size/interface your server truly supports—SAS drives are typically fine, but compatibility mistakes here waste a lot more than the money. In short: buy it only if you’re stuck with SAS 2.5" 15K for a reason; otherwise, you’ll usually be happier putting that budget towards SSDs or a modern storage refresh.