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Dell 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge vs Dell 500GB SATA Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault

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

Key differences

The Dell 500GB SATA Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the Dell 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge (500 GB vs 300 GB). The Dell 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Dell 500GB SATA Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). Interface: SAS on the Dell 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge, Serial ATA on the Dell 500GB SATA Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault.

  • HDD capacity
    • 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:300 GB
    • 500GB SATA Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:15000 RPM
    • 500GB SATA Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:SAS
    • 500GB SATA Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault:Serial ATA

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Comparison of 300GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge, 500GB SATA Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge / PowerVault
8 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers300 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
Compatible productsDiffersPowerEdge 860 FS / R200 / 840 FS / 1900 FS / SC1420 FS / SC430 FS / SC1430 FS / SC440 FS / SC1435 FSPowerEdge 860 / 1900 / 840 / R200 / T105 / SC1435 / SC440 / SC1430 / OEM SC1435 PowerVault PV NF/DP100 FS

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