Seagate 1 TB, 2.5", 12Gb/s SAS vs Seagate 1000GB 3.5" SATA II

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1 TB, 2.5", 12Gb/s SAS

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1000GB 3.5" SATA II

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Choose the 1 TB, 2.5", 12Gb/s SAS if

Lighter in the hand (190 vs 677 g)

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1000GB 3.5" SATA II

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At a glance

Key differences

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Why pick the1 TB, 2.5", 12Gb/s SAS1 win

−487 gLighter in the hand190 vs 677 g

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Why pick the1000GB 3.5" SATA II0 wins

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Full specs

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Performance2 differences

Mean time between failures (MTBF)

1400000 h

1200000 h

Storage drive buffer size

128 MB

32 MB

Battery & charging2 differences

Operating voltage

5 V

5 / 12 V

Power consumption (idle)

3.29 W

8 W

Design4 differences

Weight

190 g

677 g

Depth

100.5 mm

147 mm

Height

15 mm

26.1 mm

Width

70.1 mm

101.6 mm

General7 differences

Average latency

4.16 ms

Bytes per sector

4096

512

Capacity

1 TB

HDD capacity

1 TB

HDD size

2.5"

3.5"

Interface

SAS

Serial ATA II

Manufacturer Sku

ST1000NX0323-40PK

ST31000340NS

Non-operating shock

400 G

300 G

Operating shock

25 G

63 G

Operating temperature (T-T)

5 - 55 °C

0 - 60 °C

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1 TB, 2.5", 12Gb/s SAS vs 1000GB 3.5" SATA II

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Key differences

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