Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP VH998AV internal hard drive vs Seagate 500Gb Barracuda

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- VH998AV internal hard drive:1.5 TB
- 500Gb Barracuda:500 GB
Interface
- VH998AV internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- 500Gb Barracuda:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- VH998AV internal hard drive:32 MB
- 500Gb Barracuda:16 MB
Depth
- VH998AV internal hard drive:146 mm
- 500Gb Barracuda:147 mm
Height
- VH998AV internal hard drive:26.1 mm
- 500Gb Barracuda:20 mm

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Comparison of VH998AV, 500Gb Barracuda
36 specifications	A HP VH998AV internal hard drive Model VH998AV View product	B Seagate 500Gb Barracuda View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
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
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	146 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	415 g
Other featuresidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 dB
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	101.6 x 146 x 26.11 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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