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Lenovo ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive vs Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel

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  • 10differ
  • 0identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 130 GB more HDD capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive (450 GB vs 320 GB). The Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 1" more HDD size than the Lenovo ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive, Fibre Channel on the Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Lenovo ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel.

  • HDD capacity
    • ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive:320 GB
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:450 GB
  • HDD speed
    • ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive:7200 RPM
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive:2.5"
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3.5"
  • Interface
    • ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive:Serial ATA
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
  • Average latency
    • ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive:4.2 ms
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive:5 V
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5 / 12 V
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive:10 - 40 °C
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5 - 55 °C
  • Width
    • ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive:69.8 mm
    • 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:101.6 mm

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Comparison of ThinkPad 320GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive, 450GB 3.5" Fibre Channel
32 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers320 GB450 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAFibre Channel
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.8 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.4 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.2 ms3 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1600000 h
Track to track seek timeKnown for one10.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.54 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.96 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 40 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 G
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers69.8 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers100.2 mm146.5 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm25.4 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source686 g
Other featuresidentical
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 MB/s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one118.4 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista / XPUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneCE, CSA, UL, TUV, C-Tick, BSMIUnknown — not stated by the source

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