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Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" SATA II vs Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 1identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" SATA II, Serial ATA on the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB. Component for: Server/workstation on the Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" SATA II, Laptop on the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB.

  • HDD capacity
    • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:500 GB
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:7200 RPM
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:3.5"
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:2.5"
  • Interface
    • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:Serial ATA
  • Component for
    • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:Server/workstation
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:Laptop
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:16 MB
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:8 MB
  • Operating voltage
    • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:5 / 12 V
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:5 V

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Comparison of 500GB 3.5" SATA II, 5400.4 SATA 250GB
41 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Component forDiffersServer/workstationLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000
Hot-swapKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.6 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 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 vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 G
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 source325 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source900 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100.2 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source102 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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