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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 120GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 vs Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 23identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 380 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 120GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (500 GB vs 120 GB). The Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 120GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate 120GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 50 G more non-operating shock than the Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (350 G vs 300 G).

  • HDD capacity
    • 120 GB
    • 500 GB
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 2 MB
    • 8 MB
  • Non-operating shock
    • 350 G
    • 300 G
  • Depth
    • 146.9 mm
    • 147 mm
  • Weight
    • 580 g
    • 710 g

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35 specifications
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Seagate

120GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100View product
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Seagate

500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB500 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceUltra-ATA/100Ultra-ATA/100
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB8 MB
HDD number of cylinders1638316383
HDD number of heads1616
Read seek time11 ms11 ms
Write seek time12 ms12 ms
Average latency4.16 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512
Start/stop cycles5000050000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (idle)Known for one2.5 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one2.6 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating altitude-60.96 - 3048 m-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude-60.96 - 12192 m-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers146.9 mm147 mm
Height26 mm26 mm
WeightDiffers580 g710 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one2.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm
InternalKnown for oneYes
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)22
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)44
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)55

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