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Seagate 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel vs Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 23identical
  • 2known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 226.6 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (300 GB vs 73.4 GB). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 6 more HDD heads than the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (8 vs 2). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 4 W more power consumption (typical) than the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (18 W vs 14 W). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 600 °C on the Seagate 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel.

  • HDD capacity
    • 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:300 GB
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:73.4 GB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:8
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:2
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:18 W
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:14 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:12.2 W
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:8.7 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:0 - 600 °C
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 300GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel
30 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers300 GB73.4 GB
HDD speed10000 RPM10000 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceFibre ChannelFibre Channel
TypeHDDHDD
Component forServer/workstationServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers82
Read seek time4.7 ms4.7 ms
Write seek time5.3 ms5.3 ms
Average latency3 ms3 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs18 W14 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs12.2 W8.7 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 600 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one3 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitude-60.96 - 3048 m-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude-60.96 - 12192 m-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shock60 G60 G
Non-operating shock225 G225 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth146.1 mm146.1 mm
Height25.4 mm25.4 mm
Weight726 g726 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes

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