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Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 vs Seagate 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 11identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 263.05 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI (300 GB vs 36.95 GB). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 14 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI (16 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 10.6 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI (11 ms vs 0.4 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100, SCSI on the Seagate 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI.

  • HDD capacity
    • 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:300 GB
    • 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI:36.95 GB
  • Interface
    • 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
    • 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI:SCSI
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:16 MB
    • 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI:2 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:11 ms
    • 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI:0.4 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:12 ms
    • 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI:0.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:4.16 ms
    • 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI:4.17 ms
  • Depth
    • 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:147 mm
    • 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI:146 mm
  • Height
    • 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:26.1 mm
    • 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI:25.4 mm

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Comparison of 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100, 36.95GB 3.5" SCSI
31 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers300 GB36.95 GB
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100SCSI
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB2 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers11 ms0.4 ms
Write seek timeDiffers12 ms0.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms4.17 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Poweridentical
Start-up currentKnown for one2.6 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating shockKnown for one63 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers147 mm146 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers655 g544 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one5Unknown — not stated by the source

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