Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm vs Seagate Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 1identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk has 140 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm (300 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the HP 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk has 1 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm (4 Gbit/s vs 3 Gbit/s). Interface: Serial ATA on the HP 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm:160 GB
    • Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk:300 GB
  • Interface
    • 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm:Serial ATA
    • Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk:Fibre Channel
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm:8 MB
    • Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk:16 MB
  • Data transfer rate
    • 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm:3 Gbit/s
    • Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk:4 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 160GB, SATA, 3Gb/s, NCQ, 7200rpm, Cheetah NS 300GB Fibre Channel 20pk
21 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB300 GB
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAFibre Channel
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.9 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.35 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.98 ms
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source771 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers3 Gbit/s4 Gbit/s
InternalYesYes
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source97 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for onexw4600Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source

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