Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 vs Seagate Barracuda 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Kit 1-TB

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:500 GB
- Barracuda 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Kit 1-TB:1 TB
Interface
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Kit 1-TB:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:16 MB
- Barracuda 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Kit 1-TB:32 MB

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Comparison of 500GB EcoGreen F1, Barracuda 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Kit 1-TB
37 specifications	A Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 View product	B Seagate Barracuda 3.5 Inch Hard Drive Kit 1-TB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	5.56 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	70 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	101.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	147 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	26.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	610 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	12 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190.50 x 63.50 x 139.70 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Vista, XP, 2000 Pro Mac O/S 10.2 Linux
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	920 g
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	422.2 kg
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1016.00 x 1205.48 x 1219.20 mm

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