Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM vs Seagate 3.5 2TB

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 3.5 2TB has 1" more HDD size than the Dell 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: NL-SAS on the Dell 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM, Serial ATA III on the Seagate 3.5 2TB. Component for: Server/workstation on the Dell 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM, NAS on the Seagate 3.5 2TB. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Dell 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 3.5 2TB.

HDD size
- 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM:2.5"
- 3.5 2TB:3.5"
Interface
- 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM:NL-SAS
- 3.5 2TB:Serial ATA III
Component for
- 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM:Server/workstation
- 3.5 2TB:NAS
Operating voltage
- 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM:5 V
- 3.5 2TB:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM, 3.5 2TB
26 specifications	A Dell 2TB, 2.5", SAS, 7.2K RPM View product	B Seagate 3.5 2TB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	NL-SAS	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	NAS
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226 MiB/s
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000000 h
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.08 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.71 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
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	605 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R320 PowerEdge R420 PowerEdge R515 PowerEdge R620 PowerEdge R715 PowerEdge R720 Poweredge R720xd PowerEdge R815 PowerEdge R820 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T320 PowerEdge T420 PowerEdge T620 PowerVault MD3220 PowerVault MD3220i	Unknown — not stated by the source

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