Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 160GB 3.5" SATA:60 GB
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:250 GB
Interface
- 160GB 3.5" SATA:Serial ATA
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:Ultra-ATA/100
Average latency
- 160GB 3.5" SATA:4.2 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:4.16 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 160GB 3.5" SATA:0.28 W
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:0.8 W
Start-up current
- 160GB 3.5" SATA:1.28 A
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:2.8 A
Non-operating shock
- 160GB 3.5" SATA:800 G
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:300 G
Width
- 160GB 3.5" SATA:69.8 mm
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:101.6 mm
Depth
- 160GB 3.5" SATA:100.2 mm
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:147 mm

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Comparison of 160GB 3.5" SATA, Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk
39 specifications	A Seagate 160GB 3.5" SATA View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	60 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	16383	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of heads	3	3
Average seek timeKnown for one	10.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.2 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.28 W	0.8 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.95 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentDiffers	1.28 A	2.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
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	250 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers	800 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.2 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	115 g	580 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 dB

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