Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

NEC 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II vs NEC 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The NEC 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s has 440 GB more HDD capacity than the NEC 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II (600 GB vs 160 GB). The NEC 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the NEC 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The NEC 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II has 1" more HDD size than the NEC 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the NEC 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II, SAS on the NEC 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the NEC 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II, 5 V on the NEC 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s.

HDD capacity
- 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II:160 GB
- 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:600 GB
HDD speed
- 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II:7200 RPM
- 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:10000 RPM
HDD size
- 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II:3.5"
- 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:2.5"
Interface
- 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II:Serial ATA II
- 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:SAS
Operating voltage
- 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II:5 / 12 V
- 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:5 V
Data transfer rate
- 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II:3 Gbit/s
- 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:6 Gbit/s
Compatible products
- 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II:NEC Express5800/R110d-1E
- 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s:NEC M100/M300

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Comparison of 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II, 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s
13 specifications	A NEC 160GB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA II View product	B NEC 600GB 2.5" 10000 rpm SAS 6Gb/s View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	600 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	SAS
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 60 °C	5 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Other features2 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	3 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	NEC Express5800/R110d-1E	NEC M100/M300

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