Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 ST3300656SS vs Comparable 3.5" SAS Hard Disks
Item 4188: Seagate ST3300656SS
Size300 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM15000
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSAS
Speed3 Gb/s
ST3300656SS Reviews1
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000445SS SAS 6 Gb/s 16 2000 359.99 5.56
Seagate Constellation ES ST1000NM0021 SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 189.99 5.26
HP Midline 461137-B21 SAS 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 220.00 4.55
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000424SS SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 5 385.00 2.60
HP 454232-B21 SAS 3 Gb/s 15000 450 299.00 1.51
Seagate Cheetah NS ST3400755SS SAS 3 Gb/s 10000 16 400 275.00 1.45
Seagate Cheetah NS.2 ST3450802SS SAS 6 Gb/s 10000 16 450 340.00 1.32
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 ST3450857SS SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 16 450 378.02 1.19
HP 416127-B21 SAS 3 Gb/s 15000 300 299.99 1.00
Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 ST3300655SS SAS 3 Gb/s 15000 16 300 3 314.99 0.95
Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 ST3300656SS SAS 3 Gb/s 15000 16 300 324.95 0.92
Fujitsu 3.5" SAS MBA3300RC SAS 3 Gb/s 15000 16 300 355.00 0.85
HP Entry 516814-B21 SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 300 375.00 0.80
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 ST3300657SS SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 16 300 395.00 0.76
HP Entry 516824-B21 SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 300 451.99 0.66
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 ST3300557SS SAS 6 Gb/s 15000 16 300 499.99 0.60

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-09 $324.95 +64.95
2012-02-09 $260.00 -64.95
2012-01-20 $324.95 +24.95
2012-01-11 $300.00 +15.00
2012-01-10 $285.00 +5.00
2012-01-03 $280.00 -5.00
2011-12-29 $285.00 -64.95
2011-12-28 $349.95 +49.95
2011-12-27 $300.00 -49.95
2011-12-25 $349.95 +9.95

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSAS 3Gb/s
Cache16MB
Capacity300GB
Performance
Spindle Speed15,000 RPM
Random write seek time3.9ms
I/O data transfer rate300MB/s
Average latency2.0ms
Random read seek time3.4ms
Sustained data transfer rate171,000Mb/s
Power
Maximum start current, AC3.96
Maximum start current, DC1.76
Acoustics
Acoustics (Seek Volume)3.7 bels
Acoustics (Idle Volume)3.5 bels
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.55%
MTBF1,600,000 hours
Physical
Width101.85mm (4.010 in)
Length146.99mm (5.787 in)
Height26.11mm (1.028 in)
Weight (typical)694g (1.53 lb)

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