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Seagate 160GB HDD vs Seagate 200GB HDD

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 27identical
  • 3known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 200GB HDD has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 160GB HDD (200 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate 200GB HDD has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 160GB HDD (8 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 160GB HDD, Serial ATA on the Seagate 200GB HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 160GB HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate 200GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160GB HDD:160 GB
    • 200GB HDD:200 GB
  • Interface
    • 160GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
    • 200GB HDD:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 160GB HDD:2 MB
    • 200GB HDD:8 MB
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 160GB HDD:0 - 60 °C
    • 200GB HDD:5 - 55 °C

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Comparison of 160GB HDD, 200GB HDD
34 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB200 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB8 MB
HDD number of heads44
Read seek time8.5 ms8.5 ms
Write seek time9.5 ms9.5 ms
Track to track seek time1.2 ms1.2 ms
Average latency4.16 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cycles5000050000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)600000 h600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one7.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up current2.8 A2.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °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 vibration0.5 G0.5 G
Non-operating vibration5 G5 G
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 shock350 G350 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
Height26 mm26 mm
Weight635 g635 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready time10 s10 s
I/O portsKnown for oneULTRA ATAUnknown — not stated by the source

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