Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Seagate HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext vs Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm

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  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext has 160 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm (200 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm has 3 ms more storage drive average seek time than the Seagate HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext (12 ms vs 9 ms). Only the Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm has internal. Weight: 1.2 kg on the Seagate HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext, 500 g on the Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm. Dimensions (WxDxH): 152 x 219 x 41 mm on the Seagate HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext, 102 x 146 x 18 mm on the Seagate HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm.

  • HDD capacity
    • HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext:200 GB
    • HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm:40 GB
  • Storage drive average seek time
    • HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext:9 ms
    • HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm:12 ms
  • Weight
    • HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext:1.2 kg
    • HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm:500 g
  • Internal
    • HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext:No
    • HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm:Yes
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext:152 x 219 x 41 mm
    • HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm:102 x 146 x 18 mm

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Comparison of HD 5000DV 200GB USB2 FWire 7200 8MB ext, HD Fireball 3 40GB ATA133 5400rpm
14 specifications
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers200 GB40 GB
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD size3.5"3.5"
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers9 ms12 ms
Storage drive buffer size2 MB2 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorUSBUSB
USB version2.02.0
FireWire 400Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.2 kg500 g
Other features2 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs152 x 219 x 41 mm102 x 146 x 18 mm
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.5 ms

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