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Seagate 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS vs Seagate ES.3 1TB

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 6identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:900 GB
    • ES.3 1TB:1 TB
  • HDD speed
    • 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:10000 RPM
    • ES.3 1TB:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:2.5"
    • ES.3 1TB:3.5"
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:64 MB
    • ES.3 1TB:128 MB
  • Average latency
    • 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:2.9 ms
    • ES.3 1TB:4.16 ms
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:3.9 W
    • ES.3 1TB:4.84 W
  • Operating voltage
    • 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:5 V
    • ES.3 1TB:5 / 12 V
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:5 - 55 °C
    • ES.3 1TB:5 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS, ES.3 1TB
32 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers900 GB1 TB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers64 MB128 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers2.9 ms4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1400000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs3.9 W4.84 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.93 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C5 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one0.5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationDiffers3 G0.25 G
Operating shockDiffers40 G70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers400 G300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers70.1 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers100.5 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers15 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers212 g605 g
Other featuresidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+12V & +5V

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