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Appendix A: HDD Datasheets

HDD	Embodied Emissions (kgCO2e/GB)
Seagate Exos X22	0.0013
Seagate Exos X20	0.0015
Seagate Exos 2X18	0.0015
Seagate Exos X12	0.0031

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