Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Origin Storage HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy vs Seagate 1TB Barracuda

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 1identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:500 GB
    • 1TB Barracuda:1 TB
  • HDD speed
    • HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:5400 RPM
    • 1TB Barracuda:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:2.5"
    • 1TB Barracuda:3.5"
  • Interface
    • HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:Serial ATA
    • 1TB Barracuda:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:8 MB
    • 1TB Barracuda:32 MB
  • Average latency
    • HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:5.56 ms
    • 1TB Barracuda:4.16 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:5 V
    • 1TB Barracuda:5 / 12 V
  • Start-up current
    • HDD 500GB 2.5in SATA 5400RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:4.5 A
    • 1TB Barracuda:2 A

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Comparison of DELL-500S/5-NB38, 1TB Barracuda
52 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB32 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one231312Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one5.56 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers5.56 ms4.16 ms
RefurbishedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.18 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.55 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one1.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers4.5 A2 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers225 G70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G300 G
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers69.8 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers100 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers7 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers180 g622 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717050Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Warranty periodKnown for one5 year(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Gbit/s
Fibre ChannelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
FireWire 400Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
FireWire 800Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source125 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 dB

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