Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 200GB 2.5" SATA II vs Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 200GB 2.5" SATA II:200 GB
- Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:500 GB
HDD size
- 200GB 2.5" SATA II:2.5"
- Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:3.5"
Average latency
- 200GB 2.5" SATA II:4.17 ms
- Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:4.16 ms
Operating voltage
- 200GB 2.5" SATA II:5 V
- Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 200GB 2.5" SATA II:0 - 60 °C
- Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:5 - 55 °C
Operating shock
- 200GB 2.5" SATA II:300 G
- Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:63 G
Non-operating shock
- 200GB 2.5" SATA II:900 G
- Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:225 G
Width
- 200GB 2.5" SATA II:69.8 mm
- Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:101.6 mm

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Comparison of 200GB 2.5" SATA II, Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk
36 specifications	A Seagate 200GB 2.5" SATA II View product	B Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	200 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °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 altitude	-60.96 - 3048 m	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude	-60.96 - 12192 m	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	300 G	63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	900 G	225 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	115 g	720 g
Other features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateDiffers	69.5 MB/s	72 MB/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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