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

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Key differences

The HP 500GB 6G SATA 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 8.96 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive (16.96 ms vs 8 ms). Interface: SAS on the HP 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive, Serial ATA on the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:300 GB
    • 500GB 6G SATA 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:SAS
    • 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:Serial ATA
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:8 ms
    • 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16.96 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 SATA 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 SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.5 ms

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Comparison of 300GB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
14 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers300 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
HDD interface transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers8 ms16.96 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.3 ms0.7 ms
Average seek timeDiffers4 ms8.5 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width75.7 mm75.7 mm
Depth118.7 mm118.7 mm
Height15.6 mm15.6 mm

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