Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 160GB Barracuda vs Seagate 250GB Barracuda

25specifications compared
6differ
19identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 160GB Barracuda:160 GB
- 250GB Barracuda:250 GB
Read seek time
- 160GB Barracuda:11 ms
- 250GB Barracuda:8.5 ms
Write seek time
- 160GB Barracuda:12 ms
- 250GB Barracuda:9.5 ms
Height
- 160GB Barracuda:20.2 mm
- 250GB Barracuda:19.9 mm
Weight
- 160GB Barracuda:390 g
- 250GB Barracuda:415 g
Sustained data rate
- 160GB Barracuda:115 MB/s
- 250GB Barracuda:125 MB/s

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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
Read seek timeDiffers	11 ms	8.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	12 ms	9.5 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
Operational conditionsidentical
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
HeightDiffers	20.2 mm	19.9 mm
WeightDiffers	390 g	415 g
Other features1 differ
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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