Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Origin Storage 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850 vs Origin Storage 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850:2 TB
- 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy:900 GB
HDD speed
- 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850:7200 RPM
- 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy:10000 RPM
Interface
- 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850:NL-SATA
- 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy:SAS
HDD interface transfer rate
- 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850:6 Gbit/s
- 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy:12 Gbit/s
HDD number of heads
- 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850:10
- 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy:6
Average latency
- 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850:4.16 ms
- 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy:2.9 ms
Power consumption (idle)
- 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850:4.12 W
- 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy:4.26 W
Power consumption (read)
- 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850:4.44 W
- 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy:6.02 W

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Comparison of IBM-2000NLSA/7-S17, IBM-900SAS/10-S16
41 specifications	A Origin Storage 2TB 7200rpm NLSATA IBM X3850 Model IBM-2000NLSA/7-S17 View product	B Origin Storage 900GB 10k 2.5in SAS IBM DS3524 Hot Swap HDD Incl Caddy Model IBM-900SAS/10-S16 View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	900 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	NL-SATA	SAS
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
HDD number of headsDiffers	10	6
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	2.9 ms
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	136 MiB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
24/7 operationKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4.12 W	4.26 W
Power consumption (read)Differs	4.44 W	6.02 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	4.6 W	5.97 W
Start-up currentDiffers	0.97 A	0.44 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating altitudeDiffers	304.8 - 12192 m	-304.8 - 3048 m
Operating shockDiffers	25 G	40 G
Other featuresidentical
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM DS3524

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