Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 300GB 3.5" SCSI vs Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB 3.5" SCSI has 263.3 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel (300 GB vs 36.7 GB). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" SCSI has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" SCSI has 6 more HDD heads than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel (8 vs 2). Interface: Ultra320 SCSI on the Seagate 300GB 3.5" SCSI, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 600 °C on the Seagate 300GB 3.5" SCSI, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel.

HDD capacity
- 300GB 3.5" SCSI:300 GB
- Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:36.7 GB
Interface
- 300GB 3.5" SCSI:Ultra320 SCSI
- Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
Storage drive buffer size
- 300GB 3.5" SCSI:16 MB
- Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:8 MB
HDD number of heads
- 300GB 3.5" SCSI:8
- Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:2
Power consumption (typical)
- 300GB 3.5" SCSI:17.6 W
- Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:15.27 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 300GB 3.5" SCSI:0 - 600 °C
- Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:5 - 55 °C
Depth
- 300GB 3.5" SCSI:46 mm
- Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:146.1 mm
Acoustic pressure emissions
- 300GB 3.5" SCSI:36 dB
- Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:30 dB

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Comparison of 300GB 3.5" SCSI, Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel
37 specifications	A Seagate 300GB 3.5" SCSI View product	B Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	36.7 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra320 SCSI	Fibre Channel
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers	8	2
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	17.6 W	15.27 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	12.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 600 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	46 mm	146.1 mm
Other features1 differ
Windows 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
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	36 dB	30 dB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 x 146.05 x 25.4 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MB/s
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs

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