Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Lenovo 73GB 3.5" SAS vs Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk has 227 GB more HDD capacity than the Lenovo 73GB 3.5" SAS (300 GB vs 73 GB). The Lenovo 73GB 3.5" SAS has 5,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk (15000 RPM vs 10000 RPM). The Lenovo 73GB 3.5" SAS has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk (16 MB vs 8 MB).

HDD capacity
- 73GB 3.5" SAS:73 GB
- Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:300 GB
HDD speed
- 73GB 3.5" SAS:15000 RPM
- Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:10000 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- 73GB 3.5" SAS:16 MB
- Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:8 MB
Read seek time
- 73GB 3.5" SAS:3.5 ms
- Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:4.7 ms
Average latency
- 73GB 3.5" SAS:2 ms
- Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:3 ms
Width
- 73GB 3.5" SAS:102 mm
- Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:101.6 mm
Depth
- 73GB 3.5" SAS:26 mm
- Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:146.1 mm
Height
- 73GB 3.5" SAS:147 mm
- Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk:25.4 mm

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Comparison of 73GB 3.5" SAS, Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk
26 specifications	A Lenovo 73GB 3.5" SAS View product	B Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 300 GB Fibre Channel 20pk View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	73 GB	300 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	10000 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Read seek timeDiffers	3.5 ms	4.7 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 ms
Average latencyDiffers	2 ms	3 ms
InterfaceKnown for one	SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	26 mm	146.1 mm
HeightDiffers	147 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	840 g	726 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 MB/s
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	UL, TUV, IEC, CSA, CE MARK, C-Tick, BSMI	Unknown — not stated by the source

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