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Acer 73GB SAS 3,5" HDD Hot Swap in carrier vs Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 3identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail has 427 GB more HDD capacity than the Acer 73GB SAS 3,5" HDD Hot Swap in carrier (500 GB vs 73 GB). The Acer 73GB SAS 3,5" HDD Hot Swap in carrier has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). Interface: SAS on the Acer 73GB SAS 3,5" HDD Hot Swap in carrier, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail.

  • HDD capacity
    • 73GB SAS 3,5" HDD Hot Swap in carrier:73 GB
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 73GB SAS 3,5" HDD Hot Swap in carrier:15000 RPM
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 73GB SAS 3,5" HDD Hot Swap in carrier:SAS
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of 73GB SAS 3,5" HDD Hot Swap in carrier, 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail
27 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers73 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 ms
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V; +12V
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 dB

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