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Seagate 200GB 3.5" SATA II vs Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100

29specifications compared
7differ
22identical
0known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 100 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 200GB 3.5" SATA II (300 GB vs 200 GB). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 200GB 3.5" SATA II (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 3 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 200GB 3.5" SATA II (11 ms vs 8 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate 200GB 3.5" SATA II, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100.

HDD capacity
- 200GB 3.5" SATA II:200 GB
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:300 GB
Interface
- 200GB 3.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size
- 200GB 3.5" SATA II:8 MB
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:16 MB
Read seek time
- 200GB 3.5" SATA II:8 ms
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:11 ms
Write seek time
- 200GB 3.5" SATA II:9 ms
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:12 ms
Non-operating shock
- 200GB 3.5" SATA II:350 G
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:300 G
Weight
- 200GB 3.5" SATA II:580 g
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:655 g

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Comparison of 200GB 3.5" SATA II, 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100
29 specifications	A Seagate 200GB 3.5" SATA II View product	B Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	200 GB	300 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	8 ms	11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	9 ms	12 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	580 g	655 g

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