Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA vs Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:320 GB
- Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:500 GB
Power consumption (standby)
- Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:0.6 W
- Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:0.7 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:3 W
- Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:4.3 W
Start-up current
- Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:1.8 A
- Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:2 A
Height
- Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:20 mm
- Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:25.4 mm
Weight
- Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:380 g
- Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:530 g
Drive ready time
- Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:8 s
- Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA:11 s

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Comparison of 320GB, 500GB
23 specifications	A Seagate Pipeline HD 320GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA Model 320GB View product	B Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB internal hard drive 8 MB Serial ATA Model 500GB View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Start/stop cycles	50000	50000
Power3 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.6 W	0.7 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3 W	4.3 W
Start-up currentDiffers	1.8 A	2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 75 °C	0 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating shock	70 G	70 G
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	380 g	530 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rate	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Power requirements	5V ± 5%, 12V ± 10%	5V ± 5%, 12V ± 10%
Data transfer rate	3 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeDiffers	8 s	11 s
Internal	Yes	Yes

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