Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB vs Seagate Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB:2 TB
- Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB:500 GB
HDD speed
- 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB:5900 RPM
- Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB:3.5"
- Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB:2.5"
Interface
- 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB:Serial ATA III
- Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB:64 MB
- Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB:16 MB
Operating voltage
- 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB:5 / 12 V
- Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB:5 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB:0 - 75 °C
- Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB:0 - 60 °C
Operating shock
- 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB:80 G
- Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB:400 G

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Comparison of 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB, Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB
25 specifications	A Seagate 2TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 64MB View product	B Seagate Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm SATA Gb/s 16MB View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 75 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Operating shockDiffers	80 G	400 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	70.1 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.5 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	7 mm
WeightDiffers	630.5 g	95 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Number of products included	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FIPS 140-2
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes

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