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Seagate 146.8GB HD vs Seagate 300GB HDD

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 18identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB HDD has 154 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 146.8GB HD (300 GB vs 146 GB). The Seagate 146.8GB HD has 5,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 300GB HDD (15000 RPM vs 10000 RPM). The Seagate 300GB HDD has 1.2 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 146.8GB HD (4.7 ms vs 3.5 ms).

  • HDD capacity
    • 146.8GB HD:146 GB
    • 300GB HDD:300 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 146.8GB HD:15000 RPM
    • 300GB HDD:10000 RPM
  • Read seek time
    • 146.8GB HD:3.5 ms
    • 300GB HDD:4.7 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 146.8GB HD:4 ms
    • 300GB HDD:5.3 ms
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 146.8GB HD:7.9 ms
    • 300GB HDD:10.3 ms
  • Average latency
    • 146.8GB HD:2 ms
    • 300GB HDD:3 ms
  • Operating vibration
    • 146.8GB HD:0.4 G
    • 300GB HDD:1 G
  • Non-operating vibration
    • 146.8GB HD:1.2 G
    • 300GB HDD:3 G

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Comparison of 146.8GB HD, 300GB HDD
33 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers146 GB300 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM10000 RPM
Read seek timeDiffers3.5 ms4.7 ms
Write seek timeDiffers4 ms5.3 ms
Full stroke seek timeDiffers7.9 ms10.3 ms
Average latencyDiffers2 ms3 ms
SMART technologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1400000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.1 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating vibrationDiffers0.4 G1 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers1.2 G3 G
Non-operating shockDiffers250 G225 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers730 g726 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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