Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Buffalo 1TB, 3.5", 7200rpm vs Seagate 7200.12 SATA 250GB

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 4identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 1TB, 3.5", 7200rpm:1 TB
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:250 GB
  • Interface
    • 1TB, 3.5", 7200rpm:Serial ATA II
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:Serial ATA
  • Width
    • 1TB, 3.5", 7200rpm:104 mm
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:101.6 mm
  • Depth
    • 1TB, 3.5", 7200rpm:170 mm
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:147 mm
  • Height
    • 1TB, 3.5", 7200rpm:30 mm
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:20 mm
  • Weight
    • 1TB, 3.5", 7200rpm:899 g
    • 7200.12 SATA 250GB:415 g

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Comparison of 1TB, 3.5", 7200rpm, 7200.12 SATA 250GB
35 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB250 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Poweridentical
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers104 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers30 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers899 g415 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.695 Gbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 MB/s
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1413 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source236
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source125 MB/s

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