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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate HD 5000DV 160GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext vs Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 4identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate HD 5000DV 160GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext has 120 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm (160 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm has 2.6 ms more storage drive average seek time than the Seagate HD 5000DV 160GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext (12 ms vs 9.4 ms). The Seagate HD 5000DV 160GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm (8 MB vs 2 MB). Only the Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm has internal. Weight: 1.22 kg on the Seagate HD 5000DV 160GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext, 500 g on the Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160 GB
    • 40 GB
  • Storage drive average seek time
    • 9.4 ms
    • 12 ms
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 8 MB
    • 2 MB
  • Weight
    • 1.22 kg
    • 500 g
  • Internal
    • No
    • Yes
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 41 x 152 x 219 mm
    • 102 x 146 x 18 mm

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14 specifications
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Seagate

HD 5000DV 160GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB extView product
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Seagate

HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpmView product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB40 GB
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers9.4 ms12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorUSBUSB
USB version2.02.0
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.22 kg500 g
Other features2 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs41 x 152 x 219 mm102 x 146 x 18 mm
Sustained data rateKnown for one40 MB/s
Average latencyKnown for one5.5 ms

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