Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 250GB 3.5 vs Seagate 2TB 3.5

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB 3.5:250.2 GB
- 2TB 3.5:2 TB
HDD speed
- 250GB 3.5:7200 RPM
- 2TB 3.5:5900 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- 250GB 3.5:16 MB
- 2TB 3.5:32 MB

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Comparison of 250GB 3.5, 2TB 3.5
31 specifications	A Seagate 250GB 3.5 View product	B Seagate 2TB 3.5 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250.2 GB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	10 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	101.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	147 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	26.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	580 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PCs	Unknown — not stated by the source

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