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Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel vs Seagate 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 22identical
  • 0known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 150 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (600 GB vs 450 GB). The Seagate 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 2 more HDD heads than the Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (8 vs 6). The Seagate 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 0.53 W more power consumption (typical) than the Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (10.07 W vs 9.54 W).

  • HDD capacity
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:450 GB
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:600 GB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:6
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:8
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:9.54 W
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10.07 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5.96 W
    • 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:6.49 W

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Comparison of 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, 600GB 3.5" Fibre Channel
26 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers450 GB600 GB
HDD speed10000 RPM10000 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceFibre ChannelFibre Channel
TypeHDDHDD
Component forServer/workstationServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer size16 MB16 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers68
Read seek time3.8 ms3.8 ms
Write seek time4.4 ms4.4 ms
Average latency3 ms3 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)1600000 h1600000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs9.54 W10.07 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs5.96 W6.49 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 55 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibration1 G1 G
Non-operating vibration3 G3 G
Operating shock60 G60 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth146.5 mm146.5 mm
Height25.4 mm25.4 mm
Weight686 g686 g
Other featuresidentical
Sustained data rate150 MB/s150 MB/s

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