Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 500GB 2.5" SATA II vs Seagate Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive

15specifications compared
15differ
0identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:500 GB
- Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive:1 TB
HDD speed
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:5400 RPM
- Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:2.5"
- Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive:3.5"
Interface
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
- Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:8 MB
- Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive:32 MB
Average latency
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:5.6 ms
- Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive:4.16 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:0.22 W
- Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive:0.99 W
Operating voltage
- 500GB 2.5" SATA II:5 V
- Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 500GB 2.5" SATA II, Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive
30 specifications	A Seagate 500GB 2.5" SATA II View product	B Seagate Pipeline HD Pro 1-TB Hard Drive View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	4.16 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
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.22 W	0.99 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 voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 69 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	350 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	300 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	98.8 g	630 g
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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