Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 1TB 5.4k SATA III vs Seagate Thin 500GB

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1TB 5.4k SATA III:1 TB
- Thin 500GB:500 GB
Interface
- 1TB 5.4k SATA III:Serial ATA III
- Thin 500GB:Serial ATA
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1TB 5.4k SATA III:5 - 60 °C
- Thin 500GB:0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 1TB 5.4k SATA III:-20 - 60 °C
- Thin 500GB:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of 1TB 5.4k SATA III, Thin 500GB
30 specifications	A Seagate 1TB 5.4k SATA III View product	B Seagate Thin 500GB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.45 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70.1 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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