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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 40 GB 5800rpm Ultra ATA/100 vs Seagate Spinpoint 500GB

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 4identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 40 GB
    • 500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5900 RPM
    • 7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Ultra-ATA/100
    • Serial ATA III
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 2 MB
    • 16 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 15.5 ms
    • 11 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 15.5 ms
    • 12 ms
  • Bytes per sector
    • 512
    • 4096
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 1.4 W
    • 0.79 W

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42 specifications
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Seagate

40 GB 5800rpm Ultra ATA/100View product
B

Seagate

Spinpoint 500GBView product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers40 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers5900 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB16 MB
Write speedKnown for one144 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one125 MB/s
HDD number of headsKnown for one2
Read seek timeDiffers15.5 ms11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers15.5 ms12 ms
Bytes per sectorDiffers5124096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.3 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one12.5 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one6.19 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.4 W0.79 W
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one2 A
Power consumption (idle)Known for one5 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one6.6 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one6.6 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for one63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one350 G
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers102 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
Height20 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers454 g415 g
Other features1 differ
Depth (imperial)Known for one14.7 cm (5.79")
Height (imperial)Known for one2 cm (0.787")
InternalDiffersNoYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Width (imperial)Known for one10.2 cm (4")
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
USB poweredKnown for oneNo

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