Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 500GB 2.5" SATA III vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB 2.5" SATA III:500 GB
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB:1 TB
HDD speed
- 500GB 2.5" SATA III:5400 RPM
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 500GB 2.5" SATA III:2.5"
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB:3.5"
Interface
- 500GB 2.5" SATA III:Serial ATA III
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB 2.5" SATA III:8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB:32 MB
Operating voltage
- 500GB 2.5" SATA III:5 V
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 500GB 2.5" SATA III, Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB
28 specifications	A Seagate 500GB 2.5" SATA III View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1TB View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	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 interface transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750000 h
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	120.7 x 161 x 57.1 mm (4.75 x 6.34 x 2.25")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weight (imperial)Known for one	0.222 kg (0.49 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 x 146.99 x 26.11 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	640 g

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