Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 500GB SATA vs HP MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

The HP MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD has 1" more HDD size than the HP 500GB SATA (3.5" vs 2.5"). HDD capacity: 500 GB on the HP 500GB SATA, 1 TB on the HP MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD. Operating voltage: 5 V on the HP 500GB SATA, 5 / 12 V on the HP MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD.

HDD capacity
- 500GB SATA:500 GB
- MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD:1 TB
HDD size
- 500GB SATA:2.5"
- MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD:3.5"
Operating voltage
- 500GB SATA:5 V
- MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 500GB SATA, MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD
8 specifications	A HP 500GB SATA View product	B HP MSA2 1TB 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5 inch) Dual-port SATA HDD View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	StorageWorks MSA2

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