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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II vs Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 20identical
  • 3known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II (200 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE has 3 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II (11 ms vs 8 ms). The Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE has 3 ms more write seek time than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II (12 ms vs 9 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II, IDE/ATA on the Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160 GB
    • 200 GB
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • IDE/ATA
  • Read seek time
    • 8 ms
    • 11 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 9 ms
    • 12 ms
  • Start-up current
    • 2.6 A
    • 2.8 A
  • Non-operating shock
    • 350 G
    • 300 G
  • Width
    • 101.6 mm
    • 101.8 mm
  • Depth
    • 146.9 mm
    • 147 mm

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33 specifications
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Seagate

160GB 3.5" SATA IIView product
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Seagate

200GB 3.5" IDEView product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB200 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIIDE/ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of cylinders1638316383
HDD number of heads1616
Read seek timeDiffers8 ms11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers9 ms12 ms
Average latency4.16 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cycles5000050000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one12.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one12.8 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers2.6 A2.8 A
Operational conditions1 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)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating altitude-60.96 - 3048 m-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude-60.96 - 12192 m-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers146.9 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers26 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers580 g635 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)22
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)44
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)55

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