Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Lenovo 500GB HDD vs Seagate Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 3identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD speed
    • 500GB HDD:5400 RPM
    • Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:5900 RPM
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 500GB HDD:8 MB
    • Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:16 MB
  • Average latency
    • 500GB HDD:5.56 ms
    • Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:5.1 ms
  • Operating shock
    • 500GB HDD:350 G
    • Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:70 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • 500GB HDD:900 G
    • Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:300 G
  • Width
    • 500GB HDD:3.94 in
    • Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:101.8 mm
  • Depth
    • 500GB HDD:2.76 in
    • Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:147 mm
  • Height
    • 500GB HDD:3.37 in
    • Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:20.2 mm

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Comparison of 500GB HDD, Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB
41 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacity500 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM5900 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.56 ms5.1 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Average seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Operational conditions2 differ
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 vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers350 G70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers3.94 in101.8 mm
DepthDiffers2.76 in147 mm
HeightDiffers3.37 in20.2 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source415 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1285 Mbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 MB/s
InternalYesYes
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1417 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source236
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source95 MB/s
Product colourKnown for oneSilverUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one109 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for oneThinkPad SL 410/510Unknown — not stated by the source

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