Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Iomega 500GB SATA HDD vs Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II

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  • 2specifications compared
  • 2differ
  • 0identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 500GB SATA HDD:500 GB
    • 320GB 2.5" SATA II:320 GB
  • Interface
    • 500GB SATA HDD:Serial ATA
    • 320GB 2.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of 500GB SATA HDD, 320GB 2.5" SATA II
34 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB320 GB
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.56 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.205 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.685 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 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 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
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 - 3048 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100.5 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source110 g
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for oneHorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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