ðə dˈeɪɾə dˈɛnsᵻɾi, ˈæksɛs spˈiːd, ɹᵻlˌaɪəbˈɪlᵻɾi, jˈuːs əvə stˈændɚd ˈɪntɚfˌeɪs, ænd pɹˈaɪs pˈɔɪnt kəmbˈaɪnd tə mˌeɪk ɪɾ ɐ vˈɛɹi pˈɑːpjʊlɚ pɹˈɑːdʌkt jˈuːzd baɪ mˈɛni sˈɪstəm mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɚz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz sˈʌn mˈaɪkɹoʊsˌɪstəmz.
The data density, access speed, reliability, use of a standard interface, and price point combined to make it a very popular product used by many system manufacturers, such as Sun Microsystems.