Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 2.5" 2TB vs Seagate 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III

16specifications compared
14differ
2identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2.5" 2TB:2 TB
- 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III:6 TB
HDD speed
- 2.5" 2TB:5400 RPM
- 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 2.5" 2TB:2.5"
- 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- 2.5" 2TB:128 MB
- 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III:256 MB
Power consumption (idle)
- 2.5" 2TB:0.5 W
- 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III:8.15 W
Operating voltage
- 2.5" 2TB:5 V
- 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 2.5" 2TB:0 - 60 °C
- 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III:5 - 60 °C
Operating shock
- 2.5" 2TB:400 G
- 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III:70 G

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Comparison of 2.5" 2TB, 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III
28 specifications	A Seagate 2.5" 2TB View product	B Seagate 6TB 3.5'', Serial ATA III View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	6 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	0.5 W	8.15 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	1.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	1.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.8 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	400 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	250 G
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100.3 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	7 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	90 g	780 g
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	100 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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