Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate ST300MX0012, 40PK vs Seagate Video 3.5 HDD

16specifications compared
15differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- ST300MX0012, 40PK:300 GB
- Video 3.5 HDD:500 GB
HDD speed
- ST300MX0012, 40PK:15000 RPM
- Video 3.5 HDD:5900 RPM
HDD size
- ST300MX0012, 40PK:2.5"
- Video 3.5 HDD:3.5"
Interface
- ST300MX0012, 40PK:SAS
- Video 3.5 HDD:Serial ATA III
Type
- ST300MX0012, 40PK:Hybrid-HDD
- Video 3.5 HDD:HDD
Storage drive buffer size
- ST300MX0012, 40PK:128 MB
- Video 3.5 HDD:64 MB
HDD sustained transfer rate
- ST300MX0012, 40PK:12 MiB/s
- Video 3.5 HDD:151 MiB/s
HDD number of heads
- ST300MX0012, 40PK:4
- Video 3.5 HDD:2

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Comparison of ST300MX0012, 40PK, Video 3.5 HDD
40 specifications	A Seagate ST300MX0012, 40PK View product	B Seagate Video 3.5 HDD View product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
TypeDiffers	Hybrid-HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
HDD sustained transfer rateDiffers	12 MiB/s	151 MiB/s
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16383
HDD number of headsDiffers	4	2
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 ms
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	246 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	4.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	225 g	415 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	40 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 s

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