Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm vs Seagate BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB (500 GB vs 300 GB). The HP 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB (16 MB vs 8 MB). Interface: Serial ATA II on the HP 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm, Serial ATA on the Seagate BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB.

HDD capacity
- 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm:500 GB
- BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB:300 GB
Interface
- 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm:Serial ATA II
- BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm:16 MB
- BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB:8 MB

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Comparison of 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm, BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB
15 specifications	A HP 500GB, SATA, 3G, NCQ, 7200 rpm View product	B Seagate BARRACUDA 7200.8 300GB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	300 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SMART technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	635 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.99 x 101.6 x 26.11 mm
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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