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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 160GB HDD vs Seagate 80GB HDD

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 23identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 160GB HDD has 80 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 80GB HDD (160 GB vs 80 GB). The Seagate 160GB HDD has 1 more HDD heads than the Seagate 80GB HDD (4 vs 3). The Seagate 80GB HDD has 0.9 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 160GB HDD (9.4 ms vs 8.5 ms). Operating altitude: -60.96 - 3048 m on the Seagate 160GB HDD, -198.12 - 3048 m on the Seagate 80GB HDD. Non-operating altitude: -60.96 - 12192 m on the Seagate 160GB HDD, -198.12 - 12192 m on the Seagate 80GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160 GB
    • 80 GB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 4
    • 3
  • Read seek time
    • 8.5 ms
    • 9.4 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 9.5 ms
    • 10.5 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 0.9 W
    • 0.75 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 7.5 W
    • 9.5 W
  • Operating altitude
    • -60.96 - 3048 m
    • -198.12 - 3048 m
  • Non-operating altitude
    • -60.96 - 12192 m
    • -198.12 - 12192 m

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38 specifications
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Seagate

160GB HDDView product
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Seagate

80GB HDDView product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB80 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceUltra-ATA/100Ultra-ATA/100
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer size2 MB2 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers43
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms9.4 ms
Write seek timeDiffers9.5 ms10.5 ms
Track to track seek time1.2 ms1.2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one9.4 ms
Average latency4.16 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cycles5000050000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)600000 h600000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one13 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.9 W0.75 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs7.5 W9.5 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one12 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one12 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up current2.8 A2.8 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °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 altitudeDiffers-60.96 - 3048 m-198.12 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-60.96 - 12192 m-198.12 - 12192 m
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shock350 G350 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm101.8 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers26 mm26.1 mm
Weight635 g635 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready time10 s10 s
I/O portsKnown for oneULTRA ATA

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