Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 250GB 2.5 vs Seagate 73.4GB 3.5

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB 2.5:250 GB
- 73.4GB 3.5:73.4 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB 2.5:7200 RPM
- 73.4GB 3.5:15000 RPM
HDD size
- 250GB 2.5:2.5"
- 73.4GB 3.5:3.5"
Interface
- 250GB 2.5:Serial ATA II
- 73.4GB 3.5:SAS
Component for
- 250GB 2.5:Laptop
- 73.4GB 3.5:Server/workstation
Operating voltage
- 250GB 2.5:5 V
- 73.4GB 3.5:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 250GB 2.5:0 - 60 °C
- 73.4GB 3.5:0 - 600 °C
Operating shock
- 250GB 2.5:350 G
- 73.4GB 3.5:60 G

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Comparison of 250GB 2.5, 73.4GB 3.5
29 specifications	A Seagate 250GB 2.5 View product	B Seagate 73.4GB 3.5 View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	73.4 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	SAS
Component forDiffers	Laptop	Server/workstation
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 ms
RefurbishedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	1.554 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.67 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 600 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	350 G	60 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	250 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.3 mm	46 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	105 g	771 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB

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