Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 146GB 2.5 vs Seagate 160GB 2.5

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 10identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 146GB 2.5:146 GB
    • 160GB 2.5:160 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 146GB 2.5:15000 RPM
    • 160GB 2.5:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 146GB 2.5:SAS
    • 160GB 2.5:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 146GB 2.5:16 MB
    • 160GB 2.5:32 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 146GB 2.5:2.9 ms
    • 160GB 2.5:8.5 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 146GB 2.5:3.3 ms
    • 160GB 2.5:9.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 146GB 2.5:2 ms
    • 160GB 2.5:4.16 ms
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 146GB 2.5:4.1 W
    • 160GB 2.5:2.3 W

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Comparison of 146GB 2.5, 160GB 2.5
29 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers146 GB160 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA II
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB32 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers2.9 ms8.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers3.3 ms9.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers2 ms4.16 ms
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs4.1 W2.3 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating shockKnown for one60 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers201 g188 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717050Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Sustained data rateKnown for one160 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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