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Seagate 120GB PATA vs Seagate Green SATA 1.5TB

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 8identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 120GB PATA:120 GB
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:1.5 TB
  • HDD speed
    • 120GB PATA:7200 RPM
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:5900 RPM
  • Interface
    • 120GB PATA:Parallel ATA
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:Serial ATA III
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 120GB PATA:2 MB
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:64 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 120GB PATA:8.5 ms
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:12 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 120GB PATA:9.5 ms
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:13 ms
  • Bytes per sector
    • 120GB PATA:512
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:4096
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 120GB PATA:6.7 W
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:4.5 W

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Comparison of 120GB PATA, Green SATA 1.5TB
54 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5900 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersParallel ATASerial ATA III
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB64 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms12 ms
Write seek timeDiffers9.5 ms13 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one1.2 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latency4.16 ms4.16 ms
SMART technologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorDiffers5124096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs6.7 W4.5 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one9.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one9.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one2.3 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.8 W
Operational conditions2 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)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers63 G80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers26 mm26.1 mm
Weight635 g635 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Fibre ChannelKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source144 MB/s

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