Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS vs Seagate Spinpoint M7E 250GB

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:900 GB
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:10000 RPM
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:5400 RPM
Interface
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:SAS
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:64 MB
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:8 MB
Power consumption (idle)
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:3.9 W
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:0.85 W
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:5 - 95%
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:5 - 90%
Operating vibration
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:0.5 G
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:1.5 G
Operating shock
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS:40 G
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:400 G

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Comparison of 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS, Spinpoint M7E 250GB
38 specifications	A Seagate 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS FIPS View product	B Seagate Spinpoint M7E 250GB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	900 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA II
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	2.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3.9 W	0.85 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Operating vibrationDiffers	0.5 G	1.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	3 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	40 G	400 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	400 G	900 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-400 - 15000 m
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	212 g	105 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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