Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 4TB HDD SATA vs Seagate S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 4TB HDD SATA:4 TB
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- 4TB HDD SATA:5900 RPM
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 4TB HDD SATA:3.5"
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:2.5"
Power consumption (typical)
- 4TB HDD SATA:7.5 W
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:2.9 W
Operating voltage
- 4TB HDD SATA:5 / 12 V
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:5 V
Operating shock
- 4TB HDD SATA:80 G
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:350 G
Width
- 4TB HDD SATA:101.6 mm
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:69.8 mm
Depth
- 4TB HDD SATA:147 mm
- S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive:100.3 mm

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Comparison of 4TB HDD SATA, ST500LM000
31 specifications	A Seagate 4TB HDD SATA View product	B Seagate S-series ST500LM000 internal hard drive Model ST500LM000 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	4 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5900 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB	64 MB
Write speedKnown for one	146 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	180 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	9.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	4096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.5 W	2.9 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers	80 G	350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.3 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	7 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	95 g
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Stainless steel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s

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