Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive vs HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive

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Key differences

The HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive has 100 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (600 GB vs 500 GB). The HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) 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 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) 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: Serial ATA on the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, SAS on the HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 V on the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 5 / 12 V on the HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:600 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:7200 RPM
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:15000 RPM
HDD size
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2.5"
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5"
Interface
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:Serial ATA
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:SAS
HDD interface transfer rate
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3 Gbit/s
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek time
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:17.55 ms
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:6.8 ms
Track to track seek time
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.5 ms
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.2 ms
Average seek time
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.2 ms
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5 ms

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Comparison of 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive
15 specifications	A HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product	B HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	600 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	SAS
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	3 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	17.55 ms	6.8 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.5 ms	0.2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.2 ms	3.5 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	72.2 mm	110.7 mm
DepthDiffers	136.6 mm	188.7 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	26.4 mm
Weight	1.36 kg	1.36 kg

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