Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS vs Seagate 73GB 2.5" SAS

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS has 226.6 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 73GB 2.5" SAS (300 GB vs 73.4 GB). The Seagate 73GB 2.5" SAS has 5,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS (15000 RPM vs 10000 RPM). The Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS has 2 more HDD heads than the Seagate 73GB 2.5" SAS (4 vs 2).

HDD capacity
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:300 GB
- 73GB 2.5" SAS:73.4 GB
HDD speed
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:10000 RPM
- 73GB 2.5" SAS:15000 RPM
HDD number of heads
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:4
- 73GB 2.5" SAS:2
Read seek time
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:3.6 ms
- 73GB 2.5" SAS:2.9 ms
Write seek time
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:4.2 ms
- 73GB 2.5" SAS:3.3 ms
Average latency
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:3 ms
- 73GB 2.5" SAS:2 ms
Power consumption (idle)
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:3.5 W
- 73GB 2.5" SAS:3.7 W
Weight
- 300GB 2.5" SAS:227 g
- 73GB 2.5" SAS:195 g

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Comparison of 300GB 2.5" SAS, 73GB 2.5" SAS
25 specifications	A Seagate 300GB 2.5" SAS View product	B Seagate 73GB 2.5" SAS View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	73.4 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD number of headsDiffers	4	2
Read seek timeDiffers	3.6 ms	2.9 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	4.2 ms	3.3 ms
Average latencyDiffers	3 ms	2 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3.5 W	3.7 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	227 g	195 g

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