Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Origin Storage 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy vs Origin Storage 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy:300 GB
- 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS:600 GB
Interface
- 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy:Fibre Channel
- 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS:SAS
Hot-swap
- 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy:Yes
- 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS:No
HDD interface transfer rate
- 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy:6 Gbit/s
- 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS:12 Gbit/s
Read seek time
- 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy:3.5 ms
- 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS:3.4 ms
Write seek time
- 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy:4 ms
- 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS:3.9 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy:1400000 h
- 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS:1600000 h
Operating vibration
- 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy:0.5 G
- 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS:1 G

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Comparison of IBM-300/15-S2, IBM-600SAS/15-S4
39 specifications	A Origin Storage 300GB 15k Netfinity EXP 10/15 SCSI Hotswap HD Kit with Caddy Model IBM-300/15-S2 View product	B Origin Storage 600GB 15k xSeries 3250 > 3850 SAS Model IBM-600SAS/15-S4 View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	600 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Fibre Channel	SAS
Hot-swapDiffers	Yes	No
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Read seek timeDiffers	3.5 ms	3.4 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	4 ms	3.9 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	10 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
SMART technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1400000 h	1600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.35 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.68 W
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating vibrationDiffers	0.5 G	1 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers	2 G	3 G
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 12210 m	-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	15 G	60 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	250 G	300 G
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive caddy includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	25 mm	146.5 mm
HeightDiffers	140 mm	25.4 mm

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