Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II vs Seagate S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II has 100 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive (160 GB vs 60 GB). The Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II has 0.1 A more start-up current than the Seagate S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive (1.1 A vs 1 A). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II, Serial ATA on the Seagate S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:160 GB
- S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive:60 GB
HDD speed
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:7200 RPM
- S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive:5400 RPM
Interface
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
- S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive:Serial ATA
Start-up current
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:1.1 A
- S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive:1 A
Weight
- 160GB 2.5" SATA II:115 g
- S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive:96 g

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Comparison of 160GB 2.5" SATA II, ST960815SB
34 specifications	A Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA II View product	B Seagate S-series ST960815SB internal hard drive Model ST960815SB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	60 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	16383	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	13 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Start-up currentDiffers	1.1 A	1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	800 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	69.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	100.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	115 g	96 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	59 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5V
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 x 100 x 9.5 mm
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cache bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MBytes

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