Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 160GB, SATA, 10K vs Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 2identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD has 90 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 160GB, SATA, 10K (250 GB vs 160 GB). The HP 160GB, SATA, 10K has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD has 1" more HDD size than the HP 160GB, SATA, 10K (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 V on the HP 160GB, SATA, 10K, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160GB, SATA, 10K:160 GB
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 160GB, SATA, 10K:10000 RPM
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 160GB, SATA, 10K:2.5"
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:3.5"
  • Operating voltage
    • 160GB, SATA, 10K:5 V
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 160GB, SATA, 10K, ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD
23 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source380 g
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNative Command Queuing (NCQ), Seagate Think Green, Seagate SoftSonic
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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