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Seagate 20GB Serial ATA vs Seagate Green SATA 1.5TB

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 1identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 20GB Serial ATA:20 GB
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:1.5 TB
  • HDD speed
    • 20GB Serial ATA:5400 RPM
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:5900 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 20GB Serial ATA:2.5"
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 20GB Serial ATA:Serial ATA II
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:Serial ATA III
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 20GB Serial ATA:2 MB
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:64 MB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 20GB Serial ATA:1
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:6
  • Read seek time
    • 20GB Serial ATA:16 ms
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:12 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 20GB Serial ATA:16 ms
    • Green SATA 1.5TB:13 ms

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Comparison of 20GB Serial ATA, Green SATA 1.5TB
53 specifications
Features10 differ
HDD capacityDiffers20 GB1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM5900 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA III
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB64 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsDiffers16
Read seek timeDiffers16 ms12 ms
Write seek timeDiffers16 ms13 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one16 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.16 ms
SMART technologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorDiffers5124096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.15 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.15 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs2.5 W4.5 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.8 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one0.5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers100 G80 G
Non-operating shockDiffers500 G300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers69.8 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers100.5 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers100 g635 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Fibre ChannelKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one57.6 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.4100 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source144 MB/s

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