Seagate 500GB 2.5" SATA II vs Seagate 5400.6 500GB

Comparison of 500GB 2.5" SATA II, 5400.6 500GB

29 specifications	A Seagate 500GB 2.5" SATA IIView product	B Seagate 5400.6 500GBView product
Features1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Component for	Laptop	Laptop
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
HDD number of heads	4	4
Average latency	5.6 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	600000	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	14 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)	0.22 W	0.22 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.81 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.6 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.85 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1 A	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shock	350 G	350 G
Non-operating shock	1000 G	1000 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	69.8 mm	69.8 mm
Depth	100.5 mm	100.5 mm
Height	9.5 mm	9.5 mm
Weight	98.8 g	98.8 g
Other featuresidentical
Disks included quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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