Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge vs Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD has 177 GB more HDD capacity than the Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge (250 GB vs 73 GB). The Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD has 1" more HDD size than the Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: SAS on the Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge, Serial ATA on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD.

HDD capacity
- 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:73 GB
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:250 GB
HDD speed
- 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:10000 RPM
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:2.5"
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:3.5"
Interface
- 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:SAS
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:Serial ATA
Operating voltage
- 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge:5 V
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge, ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD
22 specifications	A Dell 73GB SAS Hard Drive f/ PowerEdge View product	B Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	73 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 75 °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	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 g
Other features1 differ
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Seagate Think Green, Seagate SoftSonic
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge M600 Blade / M605 MT / R900 FS / 2970 Energy Smart FS	RoHS
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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