Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Lenovo 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive vs Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI

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  • 7differ
  • 0identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI has 43.4 GB more HDD capacity than the Lenovo 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive (73.4 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Lenovo 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI has 14 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Lenovo 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive (16 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: EIDE/ATA on the Lenovo 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive, Ultra320 SCSI on the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Lenovo 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI.

  • HDD capacity
    • 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive:30 GB
    • 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI:73.4 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive:7200 RPM
    • 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI:15000 RPM
  • Interface
    • 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive:EIDE/ATA
    • 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI:Ultra320 SCSI
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive:2 MB
    • 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI:16 MB
  • Average latency
    • 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive:4.2 ms
    • 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI:2 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive:5 - 55 °C
    • 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI:0 - 60 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive:5 - 85%
    • 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI:5 - 90%

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Comparison of 30GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 (EIDE) hard drive, 73.4GB 3.5" SCSI
34 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers30 GB73.4 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM15000 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceDiffersEIDE/ATAUltra320 SCSI
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.2 ms2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.7 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13.6 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 85%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source46 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source771 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 dB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft DOS 6.22 PCDOS 7.0 PCDOS 2000 Windows3.1 Windows95 A version Windows95 B version Windows 2000 Windows NT4.0 Windows 98 OS/2 4.0 Novell NetWare 4.x LinuxUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one100 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one18 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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