Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Dell 2TB 7.2k SATA-II 3.5" vs Seagate 2TB 3.5" SATA III

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 2TB 7.2k SATA-II 3.5":Serial ATA II
- 2TB 3.5" SATA III:Serial ATA III
Data transfer rate
- 2TB 7.2k SATA-II 3.5":3 Gbit/s
- 2TB 3.5" SATA III:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 2TB 7.2k SATA-II 3.5", 2TB 3.5" SATA III
26 specifications	A Dell 2TB 7.2k SATA-II 3.5"View product	B Seagate 2TB 3.5" SATA III View product
Features1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA III
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hybrid-HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	408 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	196.8 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	73.2 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 g
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	149.3 mm
Other features2 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	3 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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