Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 30GB HDD vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus has 170 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 30GB HDD (200 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 30GB HDD (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 30GB HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 V on the Seagate 30GB HDD, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus.

HDD capacity
- 30GB HDD:30 GB
- Barracuda 7200.7 Plus:200 GB
HDD speed
- 30GB HDD:4200 RPM
- Barracuda 7200.7 Plus:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 30GB HDD:2.5"
- Barracuda 7200.7 Plus:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- 30GB HDD:2 MB
- Barracuda 7200.7 Plus:8 MB
Average seek time
- 30GB HDD:12 ms
- Barracuda 7200.7 Plus:8.5 ms
Operating voltage
- 30GB HDD:5 V
- Barracuda 7200.7 Plus:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 30GB HDD, Barracuda 7200.7 Plus
39 specifications	A Seagate 30GB HDD View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	30 GB	200 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeDiffers	12 ms	8.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	5.6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	20000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	330000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.36 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1.2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °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 vibrationKnown for one	1 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-192.12 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-304.8 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	225 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	800 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	69.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	100.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	99 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	23 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 Gs non-op shock 3D Defense System Idle acoustics of 2.5 bels
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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