Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 1TB SATA2 3.5" vs Seagate Constellation ST500NM0001 internal hard drive

6specifications compared
2differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Dell 1TB SATA2 3.5", 500 GB on the Seagate Constellation ST500NM0001 internal hard drive. Interface: Serial ATA II on the Dell 1TB SATA2 3.5", SAS on the Seagate Constellation ST500NM0001 internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 1TB SATA2 3.5":1 TB
- Constellation ST500NM0001 internal hard drive:500 GB
Interface
- 1TB SATA2 3.5":Serial ATA II
- Constellation ST500NM0001 internal hard drive:SAS

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Comparison of 1TB SATA2 3.5", ST500NM0001
22 specifications	A Dell 1TB SATA2 3.5"View product	B Seagate Constellation ST500NM0001 internal hard drive Model ST500NM0001 View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	SAS
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.76 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.93 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	610 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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