Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive vs HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive (500 GB vs 300 GB). The HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive has 3 Gbit/s more HDD interface transfer rate than the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (6 Gbit/s vs 3 Gbit/s). Interface: SAS on the HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive, Serial ATA on the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive. Weight: 450 g on the HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive, 1.36 kg on the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:300 GB
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:10000 RPM
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:7200 RPM
Interface
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:SAS
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:Serial ATA
HDD interface transfer rate
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:6 Gbit/s
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek time
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:8 ms
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:17.55 ms
Track to track seek time
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.3 ms
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.5 ms
Average seek time
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:4 ms
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.2 ms
Width
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:73.9 mm
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:72.2 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
16 specifications	A HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick-release Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive View product	B HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	8 ms	17.55 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.3 ms	0.5 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	4 ms	8.2 ms
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	73.9 mm	72.2 mm
DepthDiffers	100.2 mm	136.6 mm
HeightDiffers	18.8 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	450 g	1.36 kg

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons