Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 1000GB 3.5 vs Seagate 250GB 2.5

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 4identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 1000GB 3.5:1 TB
    • 250GB 2.5:250 GB
  • HDD size
    • 1000GB 3.5:3.5"
    • 250GB 2.5:2.5"
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 1000GB 3.5:32 MB
    • 250GB 2.5:16 MB
  • Start/stop cycles
    • 1000GB 3.5:50000
    • 250GB 2.5:600000
  • Operating voltage
    • 1000GB 3.5:5 / 12 V
    • 250GB 2.5:5 V
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 1000GB 3.5:5 - 55 °C
    • 250GB 2.5:0 - 60 °C
  • Width
    • 1000GB 3.5:101.6 mm
    • 250GB 2.5:69.8 mm
  • Depth
    • 1000GB 3.5:147 mm
    • 250GB 2.5:100.3 mm

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Comparison of 1000GB 3.5, 250GB 2.5
25 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB250 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IISerial ATA II
TypeHDDHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers32 MB16 MB
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesDiffers50000600000
Read seek timeKnown for one8.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one10 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one4.16 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one750000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.554 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.67 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.3 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers640 g105 g
Other featuresidentical
Sustained data rateKnown for one115 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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