Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 2.5" 320GB vs Seagate Spinpoint 500GB

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2.5" 320GB:320 GB
- Spinpoint 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- 2.5" 320GB:5400 RPM
- Spinpoint 500GB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 2.5" 320GB:2.5"
- Spinpoint 500GB:3.5"
Interface
- 2.5" 320GB:Serial ATA
- Spinpoint 500GB:Serial ATA III
Power consumption (standby)
- 2.5" 320GB:0.2 W
- Spinpoint 500GB:0.79 W
Operating voltage
- 2.5" 320GB:5 V
- Spinpoint 500GB:5 / 12 V
Start-up current
- 2.5" 320GB:0.85 A
- Spinpoint 500GB:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 2.5" 320GB:5 - 55 °C
- Spinpoint 500GB:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 2.5" 320GB, Spinpoint 500GB
47 specifications	A Seagate 2.5" 320GB View product	B Seagate Spinpoint 500GB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	5.6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 MB/s
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Power3 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.2 W	0.79 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	0.85 A	2 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.19 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
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 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	1.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	5.85 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.3 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	99 g	415 g
Other featuresidentical
Storage capacityKnown for one	320 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	145 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Depth (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.7 cm (5.79")
Height (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 cm (0.787")
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Width (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.2 cm (4")
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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