Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 10K.6 900GB vs Seagate NAS 3TB

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 10K.6 900GB:900 GB
- NAS 3TB:3 TB
HDD speed
- 10K.6 900GB:10000 RPM
- NAS 3TB:5900 RPM
HDD size
- 10K.6 900GB:2.5"
- NAS 3TB:3.5"
Interface
- 10K.6 900GB:SAS
- NAS 3TB:Serial ATA III
Power consumption (idle)
- 10K.6 900GB:3.9 W
- NAS 3TB:3.95 W
Operating voltage
- 10K.6 900GB:5 V
- NAS 3TB:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 10K.6 900GB:5 - 55 °C
- NAS 3TB:0 - 70 °C
Operating shock
- 10K.6 900GB:40 G
- NAS 3TB:80 G

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Comparison of 10K.6 900GB, NAS 3TB
32 specifications	A Seagate 10K.6 900GB View product	B Seagate NAS 3TB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	900 GB	3 TB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB	64 MB
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3.9 W	3.95 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers	40 G	80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	400 G	300 G
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	3 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	212 g	610 g
Other featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 MB/s
Transfer rateKnown for one	204 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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