Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 160GB Barracuda vs Seagate 250GB Barracuda

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Comparison of 160GB Barracuda, 250GB Barracuda
31 specifications	A Seagate 160GB Barracuda View product	B Seagate 250GB Barracuda View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	11 ms	8.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	12 ms	9.5 ms
Average latency	4.16 ms	4.16 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	40 - 70 °C	40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	20.2 mm	19.9 mm
WeightDiffers	390 g	415 g
Other features1 differ
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Fibre Channel	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB powered	No	No
Sustained data rateDiffers	115 MB/s	125 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.6 dB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	101.6 x 146.99 x 20.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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