Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive vs HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive (500 GB vs 300 GB). The HP 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the HP 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: SAS on the HP 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive, Serial ATA on the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 V on the HP 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive, 5 / 12 V on the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive:300 GB
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive:10000 RPM
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive:2.5"
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5"
Interface
- 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive:SAS
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:Serial ATA
Operating voltage
- 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive:5 V
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive, 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
12 specifications	A HP 300GB 6Gb/sec SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch (SFF) Hard Drive View product	B HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s

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