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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE vs Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 23identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 300 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE (500 GB vs 200 GB). The Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE has 0.2 A more start-up current than the Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (2.8 A vs 2.6 A). The Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE has 0.2 mm more width than the Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (101.8 mm vs 101.6 mm). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 200 GB
    • 500 GB
  • Interface
    • IDE/ATA
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Start-up current
    • 2.8 A
    • 2.6 A
  • Width
    • 101.8 mm
    • 101.6 mm
  • Height
    • 26.1 mm
    • 26 mm
  • Weight
    • 635 g
    • 710 g

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33 specifications
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Seagate

200GB 3.5" IDEView product
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Seagate

500GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers200 GB500 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersIDE/ATAUltra-ATA/100
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of cylinders1638316383
HDD number of heads1616
Read seek time11 ms11 ms
Write seek time12 ms12 ms
Average latency4.16 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512
Start/stop cycles5000050000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one12.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one12.8 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers2.8 A2.6 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating altitude-60.96 - 3048 m-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude-60.96 - 12192 m-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers101.8 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm26 mm
WeightDiffers635 g710 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)22
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)44
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)55

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