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Acer SATA HDD 500GB 7.2k Hot Swap vs Seagate 450GB HDD

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 2identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer SATA HDD 500GB 7.2k Hot Swap has 50 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 450GB HDD (500 GB vs 450 GB). The Seagate 450GB HDD has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Acer SATA HDD 500GB 7.2k Hot Swap (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). Interface: Serial ATA on the Acer SATA HDD 500GB 7.2k Hot Swap, Fibre Channel on the Seagate 450GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • SATA HDD 500GB 7.2k Hot Swap:500 GB
    • 450GB HDD:450 GB
  • HDD speed
    • SATA HDD 500GB 7.2k Hot Swap:7200 RPM
    • 450GB HDD:15000 RPM
  • Interface
    • SATA HDD 500GB 7.2k Hot Swap:Serial ATA
    • 450GB HDD:Fibre Channel

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Comparison of SATA HDD 500GB 7.2k Hot Swap, 450GB HDD
27 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB450 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM15000 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAFibre Channel
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.4 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15.17 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.26 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 G
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146.5 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source676 g
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for oneG540M2Unknown — not stated by the source

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