Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 300GB 15000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s vs Seagate Spinpoint 500GB

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 300GB 15000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:3 TB
- Spinpoint 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- 300GB 15000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:15000 RPM
- Spinpoint 500GB:7200 RPM
Interface
- 300GB 15000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:SAS
- Spinpoint 500GB:Serial ATA III
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 300GB 15000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:5 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint 500GB:0 - 60 °C
Height
- 300GB 15000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:25.4 mm
- Spinpoint 500GB:20 mm

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Comparison of 300GB 15000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s, Spinpoint 500GB
35 specifications	A HP 300GB 15000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s View product	B Seagate Spinpoint 500GB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	3 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 MB/s
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.19 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.79 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	415 g
Other features1 differ
Depth (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.7 cm (5.79")
Height (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 cm (0.787")
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Width (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.2 cm (4")
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	HP Z400 HP Z420 HP Z600 HP Z620 HP Z800 HP Z820	Unknown — not stated by the source

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