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Seagate 400GB 3.5" SAS vs Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 5identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 400GB 3.5" SAS:400 GB
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 400GB 3.5" SAS:10000 RPM
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 400GB 3.5" SAS:SAS
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:Serial ATA
  • Read seek time
    • 400GB 3.5" SAS:3.9 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:8.5 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 400GB 3.5" SAS:4.2 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:9.5 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 400GB 3.5" SAS:0.35 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:0.8 ms
  • Average latency
    • 400GB 3.5" SAS:2.98 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:4.16 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 400GB 3.5" SAS:0 - 60 °C
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:5 - 55 °C

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Comparison of 400GB 3.5" SAS, Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD
33 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers400 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size16 MB16 MB
Read seek timeDiffers3.9 ms8.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers4.2 ms9.5 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.35 ms0.8 ms
Average latencyDiffers2.98 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200000 h
Poweridentical
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers101.8 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers771 g362 g
Other features1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateDiffers97 MB/s105 MB/s
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1287 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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