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Dell 250GB SATA 3.5" vs Seagate 2000GB 3.5" SAS

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 2differ
  • 3identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 250GB SATA 3.5":250 GB
    • 2000GB 3.5" SAS:2 TB
  • Interface
    • 250GB SATA 3.5":Serial ATA
    • 2000GB 3.5" SAS:SAS

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Comparison of 250GB SATA 3.5", 2000GB 3.5" SAS
31 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB2 TB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASAS
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
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.26 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.43 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.15 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 60 °C
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source710 g
Other featuresidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one150 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Fibre ChannelKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source

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