Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive vs HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive

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8differ
3identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive has 100 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (600 GB vs 500 GB). The HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 10.75 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive (17.55 ms vs 6.8 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, SAS on the HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:600 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:7200 RPM
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:15000 RPM
Interface
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:Serial ATA
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:SAS
Full stroke seek time
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:17.55 ms
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:6.8 ms
Average seek time
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.5 ms
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5 ms
Width
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:101.6 mm
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:105.8 mm
Depth
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:146 mm
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:170 mm
Height
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:26.1 mm
- 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive:26.8 mm

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Comparison of 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive
14 specifications	A HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product	B HP 600GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	600 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	15000 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	SAS
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	17.55 ms	6.8 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	3.5 ms
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	105.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	26.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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