Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5" vs Acer 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB has 410 GB more HDD capacity than the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5" (450 GB vs 40 GB). The Acer 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB has 9,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5" (15000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Acer 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB has 1" more HDD size than the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5" (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5", SAS on the Acer 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5", 5 / 12 V on the Acer 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB.

HDD capacity
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5":40 GB
- 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB:450 GB
HDD speed
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5":5400 RPM
- 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB:15000 RPM
HDD size
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5":2.5"
- 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB:3.5"
Interface
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5":IDE/ATA
- 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB:SAS
Operating voltage
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5":5 V
- 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5", 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB
10 specifications	A Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 2.5"View product	B Acer 450GB SAS 15000rpm 3.5" 16MB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	40 GB	450 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	SAS
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Other featuresidentical
Product colour	Black, Silver	Black, Silver
Internal	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes

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