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Lenovo 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive vs Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 3identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive has 124 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS (160 GB vs 36 GB). The Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS has 9,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Lenovo 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive (15000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Lenovo 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive (16 MB vs 8 MB). Interface: Serial ATA on the Lenovo 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive, SAS on the Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Lenovo 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive:160 GB
    • 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:36 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive:5400 RPM
    • 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:15000 RPM
  • Interface
    • 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive:Serial ATA
    • 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:SAS
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive:8 MB
    • 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:16 MB
  • Average latency
    • 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive:5.5 ms
    • 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:2 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive:5 - 55 °C
    • 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:0 - 60 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive:8 - 90%
    • 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:5 - 90%
  • Width
    • 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive:70 mm
    • 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:70.1 mm

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Comparison of 160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm hard drive, 36.7GB 2.5" SAS
31 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB36 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM15000 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASAS
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
HDD number of heads22
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.9 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.3 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.5 ms2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one11 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs8 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers70 mm70.1 mm
DepthDiffers100 mm100.2 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm14.8 mm
WeightDiffers100 g210 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one70 x 100 x 9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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