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Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel vs Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 4identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA has 426.6 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (500 GB vs 73.4 GB). The Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA has 3.3 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (8 ms vs 4.7 ms). Interface: Fibre Channel on the Seagate 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, Serial ATA on the Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA.

  • HDD capacity
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:73.4 GB
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10000 RPM
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:Serial ATA
  • Read seek time
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:4.7 ms
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:8 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5.3 ms
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:9 ms
  • Average latency
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3 ms
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:4.16 ms
  • Width
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:101.6 mm
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:101.8 mm
  • Depth
    • 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:146.1 mm
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:146.9 mm

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Comparison of 73.4GB 3.5" Fibre Channel, NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA
34 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers73.4 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersFibre ChannelSerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers4.7 ms8 ms
Write seek timeDiffers5.3 ms9 ms
Average latencyDiffers3 ms4.16 ms
Access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one14 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one8.7 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one60 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one225 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers146.1 mm146.9 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers726 g710 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.85 x 146.9 x 26.11 mm
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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