Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 160GB HDD vs Seagate 80GB HDD

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

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Comparison of 160GB HDD, 80GB HDD
38 specifications	A Seagate 160GB HDD View product	B Seagate 80GB HDD View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	80 GB
HDD number of headsDiffers	4	3
Read seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	9.4 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	10.5 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.4 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.9 W	0.75 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	7.5 W	9.5 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating altitudeDiffers	-60.96 - 3048 m	-198.12 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-60.96 - 12192 m	-198.12 - 12192 m
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
HeightDiffers	26 mm	26.1 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	ULTRA ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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