Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 40GB HD vs Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 1identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 40GB HD has 3.3 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk (40 GB vs 36.7 GB). The Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk has 5,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 40GB HD (10000 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 40GB HD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 40GB HD, SCSI on the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Seagate 40GB HD, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 40GB HD:40 GB
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:36.7 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 40GB HD:4200 RPM
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:10000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 40GB HD:2.5"
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 40GB HD:Ultra-ATA/100
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:SCSI
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 40GB HD:2 MB
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:8 MB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 40GB HD:2
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:4
  • Average seek time
    • 40GB HD:12 ms
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:4.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 40GB HD:5.6 ms
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:3 ms

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Comparison of 40GB HD, HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk
32 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers40 GB36.7 GB
HDD speedDiffers4200 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100SCSI
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers24
Average seek timeDiffers12 ms4.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.3 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one2.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.36 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.97 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one2.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one2.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1.2 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 55 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one225 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one800 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one69.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one100.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers99 g700 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5VDC (+-5%), +12 VDC (+-5%)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source102 x 147 x 26 mm
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33 MB/s
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80-pin SCA-2

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