Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Fujitsu HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5" vs Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 3identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail has 427 GB more HDD capacity than the Fujitsu HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5" (500 GB vs 73 GB). The Fujitsu HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5" has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Fujitsu HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5" (16 MB vs 8 MB). Interface: SAS on the Fujitsu HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5", Serial ATA II on the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail.

  • HDD capacity
    • HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5":73 GB
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5":15000 RPM
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5":SAS
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5":8 MB
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:16 MB

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Comparison of HD SAS 3GB/s 73GB 15k hot plug 3.5", 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail
27 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers73 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 ms
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V; +12V
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 s
InternalYesYes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 dB

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