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

13specifications compared
5differ
8identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive (500 GB vs 300 GB). The HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 9.16 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive (17.16 ms vs 8 ms).

HDD capacity
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:300 GB
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:10000 RPM
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:7200 RPM
Full stroke seek time
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:8 ms
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:17.16 ms
Track to track seek time
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.3 ms
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.7 ms
Average seek time
- 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:4 ms
- 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.7 ms

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Comparison of 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
15 specifications	A HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive View product	B HP 500GB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	SAS	SAS
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	8 ms	17.16 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.3 ms	0.7 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	4 ms	8.7 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	75.7 mm	75.7 mm
Depth	118.7 mm	118.7 mm
Height	15.6 mm	15.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 g

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