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Seagate 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel vs Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 19identical
  • 1known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 36.7 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (73.4 GB vs 36.7 GB). The Seagate 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 5,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (15000 RPM vs 10000 RPM). The Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 1.2 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (4.7 ms vs 3.5 ms).

  • HDD capacity
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:36.7 GB
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:73.4 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:15000 RPM
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10000 RPM
  • Read seek time
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3.5 ms
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:4.7 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:4 ms
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5.3 ms
  • Average latency
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:2 ms
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3 ms
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:15.27 W
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:14 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:9.8 W
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:8.7 W
  • Non-operating shock
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:250 G
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:225 G

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Comparison of 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel
29 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers36.7 GB73.4 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM10000 RPM
Read seek timeDiffers3.5 ms4.7 ms
Write seek timeDiffers4 ms5.3 ms
Average latencyDiffers2 ms3 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1400000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs15.27 W14 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs9.8 W8.7 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Non-operating shockDiffers250 G225 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers771 g726 g

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