Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault vs Dell 500GB SAS Hard Drive Kit f/ PowerEdge 1950/2900/2950/297

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 500GB SAS Hard Drive Kit f/ PowerEdge 1950/2900/2950/297 has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the Dell 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault (500 GB vs 300 GB). The Dell 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Dell 500GB SAS Hard Drive Kit f/ PowerEdge 1950/2900/2950/297 (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM).

HDD capacity
- 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault:300 GB
- 500GB SAS Hard Drive Kit f/ PowerEdge 1950/2900/2950/297:500 GB
HDD speed
- 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault:15000 RPM
- 500GB SAS Hard Drive Kit f/ PowerEdge 1950/2900/2950/297:7200 RPM

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Comparison of 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault, 500GB SAS Hard Drive Kit f/ PowerEdge 1950/2900/2950/297
8 specifications	A Dell 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault View product	B Dell 500GB SAS Hard Drive Kit f/ PowerEdge 1950/2900/2950/297 View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	SAS	SAS
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge 6950 FS / 6850 FS / 2970 FS / 2950 FS / 2900 FS / 840 FS / Unisys 6850 FS / Unisys 2900 FS PowerVault MD3000i FS / MD3000 FS / PV MD1000 FS	- PowerEdge 6850 FS, 2900 FS, 1950 FS, 2950 FS, 6950 FS, 2970 FS, R900 FS, R300 Rack, T300 FS, R905 FS, T605 FS, UNISYS 2900 FS, R900 FS - PowerVault MD1000 FS, MD3000 FS, MD3000I FS, NF/DP500 FS, NF/DP600 FS

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