Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 1TB PowerVault RD1000 vs Seagate Spinpoint M7E

16specifications compared
16differ
0identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB PowerVault RD1000:1 TB
- Spinpoint M7E:500 GB
HDD size
- 1TB PowerVault RD1000:3.5"
- Spinpoint M7E:2.5"
Interface
- 1TB PowerVault RD1000:Serial ATA
- Spinpoint M7E:Serial ATA II
Operating voltage
- 1TB PowerVault RD1000:5 / 12 V
- Spinpoint M7E:5 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1TB PowerVault RD1000:10 - 40 °C
- Spinpoint M7E:5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 1TB PowerVault RD1000:-40 - 65 °C
- Spinpoint M7E:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 1TB PowerVault RD1000:20 - 80%
- Spinpoint M7E:10 - 90%
Operating vibration
- 1TB PowerVault RD1000:0.25 G
- Spinpoint M7E:0.5 G

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Comparison of 1TB PowerVault RD1000, Spinpoint M7E
36 specifications	A Dell 1TB PowerVault RD1000 View product	B Seagate Spinpoint M7E View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Access timeKnown for one	15 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	550000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions7 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 40 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 90%
Operating vibrationDiffers	0.25 G	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers	1.54 G	2.4 G
Operating shockDiffers	31 G	25 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	71 G	300 G
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	171.9 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	41.4 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	105 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Chrome
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protective rubber jacketKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one	2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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