Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA vs Seagate 1TB SATA II 2.5"

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 3identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD speed
    • 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA:7200 RPM
    • 1TB SATA II 2.5":5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA:3.5"
    • 1TB SATA II 2.5":2.5"
  • Interface
    • 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA:Serial ATA
    • 1TB SATA II 2.5":Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA:64 MB
    • 1TB SATA II 2.5":8 MB
  • Operating voltage
    • 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA:5 / 12 V
    • 1TB SATA II 2.5":5 V
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA:5 - 60 °C
    • 1TB SATA II 2.5":5 - 55 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA:-20 - 65 °C
    • 1TB SATA II 2.5":-40 - 70 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA:5 - 95%
    • 1TB SATA II 2.5":5 - 90%

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Comparison of 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm SATA, 1TB SATA II 2.5"
33 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacity1 TB1 TB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers64 MB8 MB
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.6 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.2 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.2 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 65 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source325 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source750 G
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100.3 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.8 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source107 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 s
InternalYesYes
Number of products includedKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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