Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 100GB 2.5" SATA II vs Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II

27specifications compared
4differ
23identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II has 60 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 100GB 2.5" SATA II (160 GB vs 100 GB). The Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II has 13 more HDD heads than the Seagate 100GB 2.5" SATA II (16 vs 3). The Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II has 0.55 W more power consumption (idle) than the Seagate 100GB 2.5" SATA II (0.8 W vs 0.25 W).

HDD capacity
- 100GB 2.5" SATA II:100 GB
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:160 GB
HDD number of heads
- 100GB 2.5" SATA II:3
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:16
Power consumption (idle)
- 100GB 2.5" SATA II:0.25 W
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:0.8 W
Non-operating shock
- 100GB 2.5" SATA II:900 G
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:800 G

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Comparison of 100GB 2.5" SATA II, 160GB 2.5" SATA II
33 specifications	A Seagate 100GB 2.5" SATA II View product	B Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	100 GB	160 GB
HDD number of headsDiffers	3	16
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16383
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs	0.25 W	0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Non-operating shockDiffers	900 G	800 G

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