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Fujitsu 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm vs Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 0identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Fujitsu 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 1" more HDD size than the Fujitsu 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 24 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Fujitsu 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm (32 MB vs 8 MB). HDD capacity: 40 GB on the Fujitsu 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm, 1 TB on the Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit. Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Fujitsu 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm, Serial ATA on the Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit.

  • HDD capacity
    • 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm:40 GB
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:1 TB
  • HDD speed
    • 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm:4200 RPM
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm:2.5"
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm:Ultra-ATA/133
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm:8 MB
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:32 MB
  • Operating voltage
    • 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm:5 V
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 40GB, 2.5", 4200rpm, Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit
35 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers40 GB1 TB
HDD speedDiffers4200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133Serial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB32 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one14 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one1.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one7.14 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one300000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 80 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 85 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 4000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 12000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one900 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one70 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one100 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one960 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one3.5 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one16 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source- Microsoft Vista, Windows XP, 2000 Pro - Power Mac G5/Mac O/S 10.2 - Linux
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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