Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD vs Seagate DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s

17specifications compared
4differ
13identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s has 6.1 mm more height than the Seagate 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (26.1 mm vs 20 mm). The Seagate DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s has 235 g more weight than the Seagate 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (580 g vs 345 g). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, Serial ATA on the Seagate DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s.

HDD capacity
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:250 GB
- DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:500 GB
Interface
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
- DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:Serial ATA
Height
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:20 mm
- DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:26.1 mm
Weight
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:345 g
- DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:580 g

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Comparison of 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s
29 specifications	A Seagate 160GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD View product	B Seagate DB35 7200.2 500GB SATA 3Gb/s View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	Serial ATA
Component forKnown for one	Surveillance system	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	20 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	345 g	580 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V; +12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	0-4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	0-6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	815.2 Mbit/s

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