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Seagate Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III vs Seagate Surveillance HDD, 5TB

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 8identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Surveillance HDD, 5TB has 2 TB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III (5 TB vs 3 TB). The Seagate Surveillance HDD, 5TB has 64 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III (128 MB vs 64 MB). The Seagate Surveillance HDD, 5TB has 2.4 W more power consumption (typical) than the Seagate Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III (8 W vs 5.6 W). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 70 °C on the Seagate Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III, 5 - 60 °C on the Seagate Surveillance HDD, 5TB.

  • HDD capacity
    • Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:3 TB
    • Surveillance HDD, 5TB:5 TB
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:64 MB
    • Surveillance HDD, 5TB:128 MB
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:5.6 W
    • Surveillance HDD, 5TB:8 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:0 - 70 °C
    • Surveillance HDD, 5TB:5 - 60 °C
  • Width
    • Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:101.6 mm
    • Surveillance HDD, 5TB:101.8 mm
  • Depth
    • Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:26.1 mm
    • Surveillance HDD, 5TB:147 mm
  • Height
    • Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:147 mm
    • Surveillance HDD, 5TB:26.1 mm
  • Weight
    • Desktop HDD 3TB internal hard drive 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III:610 g
    • Surveillance HDD, 5TB:780 g

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Comparison of 3TB, Surveillance HDD, 5TB
22 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers3 TB5 TB
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers64 MB128 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one180 MiB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sector40964096
Mean time between failures (MTBF)1000000 h1000000 h
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSurveillance system
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs5.6 W8 W
Power consumption (standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 70 °C5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers26.1 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers147 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers610 g780 g

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