Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III vs Seagate 3TB SATAIII

23specifications compared
4differ
19identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:2 TB
- 3TB SATAIII:3 TB
Bytes per sector
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:512
- 3TB SATAIII:4096
Power consumption (idle)
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:5.4 W
- 3TB SATAIII:5.8 W
Weight
- Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:626 g
- 3TB SATAIII:629 g

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Comparison of 2TB, 3TB SATAIII
30 specifications	A Seagate Desktop HDD 2TB internal hard drive 7200 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III Model 2TB View product	B Seagate 3TB SATAIII View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	3 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB	64 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sustained transfer rate	210 MiB/s	210 MiB/s
Bytes per sectorDiffers	512	4096
Start/stop cycles	300000	300000
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)	8 W	8 W
Power consumption (standby)	0.75 W	0.75 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.4 W	5.8 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up current	2.5 A	2.5 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter included	No	No
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	626 g	629 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	20 pc(s)	20 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	40 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS

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