Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 vs Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 6identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA has 480 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (500 GB vs 20 GB). The Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 1.9 ms more read seek time than the Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA (9.9 ms vs 8 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100, Serial ATA on the Seagate NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA.

  • HDD capacity
    • 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:20 GB
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:5400 RPM
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:Serial ATA
  • Read seek time
    • 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:9.9 ms
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:8 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:10.9 ms
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:9 ms
  • Average latency
    • 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:5.55 ms
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:4.16 ms
  • Depth
    • 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:147 mm
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:146.9 mm
  • Weight
    • 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:590 g
    • NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA:710 g

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Comparison of 20GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100, NL35.2 Series 500GB HDD 8MB SATA
39 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers20 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers9.9 ms8 ms
Write seek timeDiffers10.9 ms9 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.55 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one500000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
Access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (idle)Known for one4.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one7.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one7.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1.4 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-198 - 304 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-198 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one63 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one350 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width101.8 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm146.9 mm
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers590 g710 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.85 x 146.9 x 26.11 mm
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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