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Seagate 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" vs Seagate 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5"

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 1differ
  • 22identical
  • 1known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":320 GB
    • 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5":500 GB

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Comparison of 320GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5", 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5"
24 specifications
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers320 GB500 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
TypeHDDHDD
Component forLaptopLaptop
Storage drive buffer size32 MB32 MB
Read seek time11 ms11 ms
Write seek time11 ms11 ms
Average seek time11 ms11 ms
Bytes per sector40964096
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)1.5 W1.5 W
Power consumption (standby)0.65 W0.65 W
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shock400 G400 G
Non-operating shock1000 G1000 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width70.1 mm70.1 mm
Depth100.5 mm100.5 mm
Height7 mm7 mm
Weight95 g95 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84717050
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s

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