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Iomega REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal vs Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 2identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk has 430 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal (500 GB vs 70 GB). The Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Iomega REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk has 14.5 ms more read seek time than the Iomega REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal (17 ms vs 2.5 ms). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 45 °C on the Iomega REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 65 °C on the Iomega REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal, -40 - 70 °C on the Seagate 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal:70 GB
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal:4200 RPM
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:7200 RPM
  • Read seek time
    • REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal:2.5 ms
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:17 ms
  • Write seek time
    • REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal:3 ms
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:14 ms
  • Bytes per sector
    • REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal:2048
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:512
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal:0 - 45 °C
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:0 - 60 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal:-40 - 65 °C
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:-40 - 70 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal:8 - 90%
    • 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk:5 - 90%

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Comparison of REV Drive 70GB SATA Internal, 500GB SATA II HDD, 20Pk
40 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers70 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers4200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA II
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSurveillance system
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
Read seek timeDiffers2.5 ms17 ms
Write seek timeDiffers3 ms14 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 ms
Bytes per sectorDiffers2048512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Average latencyKnown for one7.1 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one400000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 45 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 65 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs8 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 4572 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source635 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V; +12V
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 s
InternalYesYes
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0-4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0-6
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/2003Unknown — not stated by the source
Disks included quantityKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one30 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one333 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one140 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneEMC Retrospect ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source

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