Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 500GB 2.5" SATA II vs Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:500 GB
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:73.4 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:5400 RPM
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10000 RPM
HDD size
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:2.5"
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3.5"
Interface
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
Component for
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:Laptop
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:8 MB
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:16 MB
Average latency
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:5.6 ms
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3 ms
Operating voltage
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:5 V
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 500GB 2.5" SATA II, 73G
27 specifications	A Seagate 500GB 2.5" SATA II View product	B Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel Model 73G View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	73.4 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Fibre Channel
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forDiffers	Laptop	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.9 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.22 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	69.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	100.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	98.8 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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