Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Fujitsu 300GB, 3.5", 15K vs Seagate ST930818SM 30GB

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 1identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 300GB, 3.5", 15K:300 GB
    • ST930818SM 30GB:30 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 300GB, 3.5", 15K:15000 RPM
    • ST930818SM 30GB:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 300GB, 3.5", 15K:3.5"
    • ST930818SM 30GB:2.5"
  • Interface
    • 300GB, 3.5", 15K:SCSI
    • ST930818SM 30GB:Serial ATA
  • HDD number of cylinders
    • 300GB, 3.5", 15K:4
    • ST930818SM 30GB:16383
  • HDD number of heads
    • 300GB, 3.5", 15K:8
    • ST930818SM 30GB:1
  • Average latency
    • 300GB, 3.5", 15K:2 ms
    • ST930818SM 30GB:5.6 ms
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • 300GB, 3.5", 15K:1400000 h
    • ST930818SM 30GB:1000000 h

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Comparison of 300GB, 3.5", 15K, ST930818SM 30GB
37 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers300 GB30 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSCSISerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of cylindersDiffers416383
HDD number of headsDiffers81
Average latencyDiffers2 ms5.6 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs1400000 h1000000 h
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source23 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one12.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C-20 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one65 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one250 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers146 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers800 g102 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5V ± 5%
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source840 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150k tracks/inch

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