Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive vs HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive

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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 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive (500 GB vs 300 GB). The HP 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The HP 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: SAS on the HP 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug 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. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the HP 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive, 5 V on the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug 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 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:15000 RPM
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5"
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2.5"
Interface
- 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug 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 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug 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 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:6.8 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 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.2 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 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5 ms
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.2 ms

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Comparison of 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
15 specifications	A HP 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug 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
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	6.8 ms	17.55 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.2 ms	0.5 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	3.5 ms	8.2 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	72.2 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	136.6 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	910 g	1.36 kg

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