Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k vs Dell 500GB 7.2k SATA II

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k:146 GB
- 500GB 7.2k SATA II:500 GB
HDD speed
- 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k:15000 RPM
- 500GB 7.2k SATA II:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k:2.5"
- 500GB 7.2k SATA II:3.5"
Interface
- 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k:SAS
- 500GB 7.2k SATA II:Serial ATA II
Operating voltage
- 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k:5 V
- 500GB 7.2k SATA II:5 / 12 V
Data transfer rate
- 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k:6 Gbit/s
- 500GB 7.2k SATA II:3 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k, 500GB 7.2k SATA II
13 specifications	A Dell 146GB SAS 6Gb/s 15k View product	B Dell 500GB 7.2k SATA II View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	146 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA II
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes

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