Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 320GB Barracuda vs Seagate Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB Barracuda:320 GB
- Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- 320GB Barracuda:7200 RPM
- Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:5900 RPM
Interface
- 320GB Barracuda:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 320GB Barracuda:0 MB
- Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:16 MB
Width
- 320GB Barracuda:0 mm
- Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:101.8 mm
Depth
- 320GB Barracuda:0 mm
- Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:147 mm
Height
- 320GB Barracuda:0 mm
- Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB:20.2 mm

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Comparison of 320GB Barracuda, Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB
42 specifications	A Seagate 320GB Barracuda View product	B Seagate Barracuda LP 5900.12 500GB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	0 MB	16 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16383
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	0 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	0 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	0 mm	20.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	415 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1285 Mbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Recording densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1417 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	236
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 MB/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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