Dell 960GB SSD SATA Read Intensive 6Gbps 512e 2.5in with 3.5in HYB CARR, S4520, CUS Kit
This is a Dell-branded 960GB enterprise SSD in Dell's S4520 series, a read-intensive SATA drive built for servers and storage arrays rather than desktop use. "Read Intensive" describes its endurance tier — these drives are optimised (and priced) for workloads that are mostly reads with only occasional writes, as opposed to Dell's mixed-use or write-intensive tiers built for heavier write workloads. It runs at 6Gbps SATA with 512e (512-byte emulation) sector formatting, and is supplied in a 2.5-inch drive carrier combined with a 3.5-inch hybrid carrier (HYB CARR), letting it be installed in either a 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive bay on compatible Dell PowerEdge servers.
This is a genuine Dell "CUS Kit" (Customer Kit) part, meaning it ships as an aftermarket/replacement or expansion drive for an existing Dell server rather than as an original-equipment drive fitted at the factory — the kind of part an IT admin orders to add capacity or replace a failed drive in a PowerEdge array. Enterprise SATA SSDs like the S4520 series are used for boot volumes, general file storage and read-heavy database or virtualization datastores where NVMe-level performance isn't required but SSD reliability and consistent latency over spinning disk still matter. The hybrid 2.5-in/3.5-in carrier specifically makes this drive compatible with older or mixed-bay PowerEdge chassis that use 3.5-inch drive sleds.
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Storage
- Capacity: 960GB
- Interface: SATA, 6Gbps
- Series: Dell S4520
- Endurance tier: Read Intensive
- Sector format: 512e
General
- Form factor: 2.5-inch drive with 3.5-inch hybrid carrier
- Type: Dell CUS (Customer) Kit