Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 1000GB HDD vs Seagate 500GB HDD

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Comparison of 1000GB HDD, 500GB HDD
24 specifications	A Seagate 1000GB HDD View product	B Seagate 500GB HDD View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Interface	SAS	SAS
Type	HDD	HDD
Component for	Server/workstation	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 MB
Read seek time	8.5 ms	8.5 ms
Write seek time	9.5 ms	9.5 ms
Average latency	4.16 ms	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	1200000 h	1200000 h
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	13 W	12.5 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	10.2 W	9 W
Start-up current	3 A	3 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	12.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shock	63 G	63 G
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	530 g	543 g
Other features1 differ
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	0.27 dB	0.25 dB

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