Seagate Constellation ST9500430SS vs Comparable 2.5" SAS Hard Disks
Item 3892: Seagate ST9500430SS
Size500 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSAS
Speed6 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABC5000ANC-NRSN SAS 3 Gb/s 5400 500 3 94.99 5.26
Seagate Constellation ST9500430SS SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 289.99 1.72
HP Midline 507610-B21 SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 500 334.00 1.50

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-01-20 $289.99 +38.23
2012-01-20 $251.76 -38.23
2012-01-20 $289.99 +38.23
2012-01-20 $251.76 +18.52
2012-01-18 $233.24 -56.75
2012-01-14 $289.99 +40.04
2011-10-26 $249.95 +11.95
2011-10-21 $238.00 +62.01
2011-10-21 $175.99 -14.86
2011-10-20 $190.85 +14.86

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Interface6-Gb/s SAS
Cache16MB
Capacity500GB
Performance
Random write seek time8.4ms
Average latency4.16ms
Spindle Speed7,200 RPM
Random read seek time8.0ms
Power
12V start max current1.03A
5V start max current0.97A
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.73%
MTBF1,200,000 hours
Physical
Width70mm (2.76 in)
Length100.5mm (3.957 in)
Height14.8mm (0.583 in)
Weight (typical)227g (0.50 lb)

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