Dell 500GB 3.5" SATA vs Seagate Spinpoint 500GB

Comparison of 500GB 3.5" SATA, Spinpoint 500GB

35 specifications	A Dell 500GB 3.5" SATAView product	B Seagate Spinpoint 500GBView product
Features1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	144 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	125 MB/s
HDD number of headsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Read seek timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	6.19 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0.79 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Packaging contentidentical
User 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	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	415 g
Other featuresidentical
Depth (imperial)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	14.7 cm (5.79")
Height (imperial)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 cm (0.787")
Internal	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Width (imperial)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10.2 cm (4")
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported HDD interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge 1900, 1950, 2900, 2950 III, 840, 860, SC1430, SC1435, SC440	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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