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Seagate 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 vs Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II

27specifications compared
7differ
20identical
0known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (400 GB vs 200 GB). The Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 2.8 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II (11 ms vs 8.2 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100, Serial ATA II on the Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II.

HDD capacity
- 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:200 GB
- 400GB 3.5" SATA II:400 GB
Interface
- 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
- 400GB 3.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:8 MB
- 400GB 3.5" SATA II:16 MB
Read seek time
- 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:11 ms
- 400GB 3.5" SATA II:8.2 ms
Write seek time
- 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:12 ms
- 400GB 3.5" SATA II:9 ms
Non-operating shock
- 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:350 G
- 400GB 3.5" SATA II:300 G
Weight
- 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:580 g
- 400GB 3.5" SATA II:710 g

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Comparison of 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100, 400GB 3.5" SATA II
27 specifications	A Seagate 200GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 View product	B Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	200 GB	400 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	11 ms	8.2 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	12 ms	9 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	580 g	710 g

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