Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 146GB 2.5" SAS vs Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS

25specifications compared
3differ
22identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS has 154 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 146GB 2.5" SAS (300 GB vs 146 GB). The Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS has 2 more HDD heads than the Seagate 146GB 2.5" SAS (4 vs 2). The Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS has 0.3 W more power consumption (idle) than the Seagate 146GB 2.5" SAS (3.5 W vs 3.2 W).

HDD capacity
- 146GB 2.5" SAS:146 GB
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:300 GB
HDD number of heads
- 146GB 2.5" SAS:2
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:4
Power consumption (idle)
- 146GB 2.5" SAS:3.2 W
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:3.5 W

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Comparison of 146GB 2.5" SAS, 300GB 2.5" SAS
26 specifications	A Seagate 146GB 2.5" SAS View product	B Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	146 GB	300 GB
HDD speed	10000 RPM	10000 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	SAS	SAS
Type	HDD	HDD
Component for	Server/workstation	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers	2	4
Read seek time	3.6 ms	3.6 ms
Write seek time	4.2 ms	4.2 ms
Average latency	3 ms	3 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	1600000 h	1600000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3.2 W	3.5 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2.00 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibration	0.5 G	0.5 G
Non-operating vibration	2.4 G	2.4 G
Operating shock	60 G	60 G
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	70 mm	70 mm
Depth	100.5 mm	100.5 mm
Height	14.8 mm	14.8 mm
Weight	227 g	227 g

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