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Seagate 250GB HDD vs Seagate HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 250GB HDD has 232 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk (250 GB vs 18 GB). The Seagate HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 250GB HDD (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate 250GB HDD has 0.5 ms more track to track seek time than the Seagate HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk (0.8 ms vs 0.3 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 250GB HDD, SCSI on the Seagate HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 250GB HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk.

HDD capacity
- 250GB HDD:250 GB
- HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk:18 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB HDD:7200 RPM
- HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk:10000 RPM
Interface
- 250GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
- HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk:SCSI
Track to track seek time
- 250GB HDD:0.8 ms
- HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk:0.3 ms
Average seek time
- 250GB HDD:8 ms
- HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk:4.5 ms
Average latency
- 250GB HDD:4.16 ms
- HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk:3 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 250GB HDD:0 - 60 °C
- HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk:5 - 55 °C
Weight
- 250GB HDD:635 g
- HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk:700 g

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Comparison of 250GB HDD, HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk
30 specifications	A Seagate 250GB HDD View product	B Seagate HDAtlas10KIII 18GBU160 68pin10 Bulk 1pk View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	18 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	SCSI
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	0.3 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8 ms	4.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	7.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	101.8 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
WeightDiffers	635 g	700 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5VDC (+-5%), +12 VDC (+-5%)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102 x 147 x 26 mm
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 MB/s
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68-pin Wide LVD

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