Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 320GB 3.5 vs Seagate 500GB 3.5

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB 3.5:320 GB
- 500GB 3.5:500 GB
Average latency
- 320GB 3.5:4.16 ms
- 500GB 3.5:4.17 ms
Power consumption (idle)
- 320GB 3.5:9.3 W
- 500GB 3.5:5 W
Start-up current
- 320GB 3.5:2.8 A
- 500GB 3.5:2 A
Operating shock
- 320GB 3.5:68 G
- 500GB 3.5:70 G
Height
- 320GB 3.5:26.1 mm
- 500GB 3.5:20 mm
Weight
- 320GB 3.5:580 g
- 500GB 3.5:540 g

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Comparison of 320GB 3.5, 500GB 3.5
34 specifications	A Seagate 320GB 3.5 View product	B Seagate 500GB 3.5 View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	4.17 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	700000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	9.3 W	5 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	13 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	13 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentDiffers	2.8 A	2 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Operational conditions1 differ
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 shockDiffers	68 G	70 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	580 g	540 g
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
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.7 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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