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Seagate 146.8GB HD vs Seagate 400GB HDD

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 6identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 400GB HDD has 254 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 146.8GB HD (400 GB vs 146 GB). The Seagate 146.8GB HD has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 400GB HDD (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate 400GB HDD has 2.16 ms more average latency than the Seagate 146.8GB HD (4.16 ms vs 2 ms). Interface: SCSI on the Seagate 146.8GB HD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 400GB HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate 146.8GB HD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 400GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 146.8GB HD:146 GB
    • 400GB HDD:400 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 146.8GB HD:15000 RPM
    • 400GB HDD:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 146.8GB HD:SCSI
    • 400GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Average latency
    • 146.8GB HD:2 ms
    • 400GB HDD:4.16 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 146.8GB HD:5 - 55 °C
    • 400GB HDD:0 - 60 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 146.8GB HD:5 - 95%
    • 400GB HDD:5 - 90%
  • Operating vibration
    • 146.8GB HD:0.4 G
    • 400GB HDD:0.5 G
  • Non-operating vibration
    • 146.8GB HD:1.2 G
    • 400GB HDD:5 G

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Comparison of 146.8GB HD, 400GB HDD
39 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers146 GB400 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSCSIUltra-ATA/100
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 ms
Average latencyDiffers2 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one3.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one4 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one7.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.2 msUnknown — not stated by the source
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 source12.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.2 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.8 W
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 A
Operational conditions8 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%5 - 90%
Operating vibrationDiffers0.4 G0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers1.2 G5 G
Operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 3048 m-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 12192 m-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers40 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers250 G300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers146.1 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers730 g635 g

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