Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 5400.6 500GB vs Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 5400.6 500GB:500 GB
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:73.4 GB
HDD speed
- 5400.6 500GB:5400 RPM
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10000 RPM
HDD size
- 5400.6 500GB:2.5"
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3.5"
Interface
- 5400.6 500GB:Serial ATA
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
Component for
- 5400.6 500GB:Laptop
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer size
- 5400.6 500GB:8 MB
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:16 MB
Average latency
- 5400.6 500GB:5.6 ms
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3 ms
Operating voltage
- 5400.6 500GB:5 V
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 5400.6 500GB, 73G
25 specifications	A Seagate 5400.6 500GB View product	B Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel Model 73G View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	73.4 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Fibre Channel
Component forDiffers	Laptop	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.9 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.22 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	69.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	100.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	98.8 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Disks included quantityKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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