Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 500Gb Barracuda vs Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500Gb Barracuda:500 GB
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:1.5 TB
Interface
- 500Gb Barracuda:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 500Gb Barracuda:16 MB
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:32 MB
Width
- 500Gb Barracuda:101.6 mm
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:101.8 mm
Height
- 500Gb Barracuda:20 mm
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:26.1 mm
Weight
- 500Gb Barracuda:415 g
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:920 g

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Comparison of 500Gb Barracuda, Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB
32 specifications	A Seagate 500Gb Barracuda View product	B Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	9.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
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	70 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	415 g	920 g
Other featuresidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	125 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98SE, NT Linux Mac OS Netware

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