Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 10K.6 600GB 2.5 vs Seagate 250GB 3.5

21specifications compared
16differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 10K.6 600GB 2.5:600 GB
- 250GB 3.5:250.2 GB
HDD speed
- 10K.6 600GB 2.5:10000 RPM
- 250GB 3.5:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 10K.6 600GB 2.5:2.5"
- 250GB 3.5:3.5"
Interface
- 10K.6 600GB 2.5:SAS
- 250GB 3.5:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 10K.6 600GB 2.5:64 MB
- 250GB 3.5:16 MB
HDD number of heads
- 10K.6 600GB 2.5:4
- 250GB 3.5:3
Average latency
- 10K.6 600GB 2.5:2.9 ms
- 250GB 3.5:4.16 ms
Operating voltage
- 10K.6 600GB 2.5:5 V
- 250GB 3.5:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 10K.6 600GB 2.5, 250GB 3.5
38 specifications	A Seagate 10K.6 600GB 2.5 View product	B Seagate 250GB 3.5 View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	600 GB	250.2 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers	4	3
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms
Average latencyDiffers	2.9 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	3.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	40 G	63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	400 G	350 G
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	3 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	221 g	580 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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