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Xyratex Goes Green With 'Spin-Down' Disks: Page 4 of 4

"The nanophosphate is a much easier chemistry to recycle, and it lasts longer," he says, and this will extend the battery's warranty life from three to five years.

Xyratex, which sells its RAID hardware to the likes of Overland and Bull, could not offer up any early adopters who are using its F6412E, although the vendor is clearly looking to tap into users' growing concerns about spiraling data center energy costs.

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