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Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA vs Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 3identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 24 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA (32 MB vs 8 MB). HDD capacity: 120 GB on the Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA, 1 TB on the Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit.

  • HDD capacity
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:120 GB
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:1 TB
  • HDD speed
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:5400 RPM
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:2.5"
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:3.5"
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:8 MB
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:32 MB
  • Operating voltage
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:5 V
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 120GB 5400rpm SATA, Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit
27 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB1 TB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB32 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one5.6 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one325 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one900 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one70 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one100 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one102 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one300 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source- Microsoft Vista, Windows XP, 2000 Pro - Power Mac G5/Mac O/S 10.2 - Linux
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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