Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II vs Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II

Key differences

The Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 0.2 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA II (8.2 ms vs 8 ms).

• HDD capacity
  • 160GB 3.5" SATA II:160 GB
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:500 GB
• Storage drive buffer size
  • 160GB 3.5" SATA II:8 MB
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:16 MB
• Read seek time
  • 160GB 3.5" SATA II:8 ms
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:8.2 ms
• Depth
  • 160GB 3.5" SATA II:146.9 mm
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:147 mm
• Height
  • 160GB 3.5" SATA II:26 mm
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:26.1 mm
• Weight
  • 160GB 3.5" SATA II:580 g
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:710 g