Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 500GB HDD vs Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 500GB HDD has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate 500GB HDD has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk has 8.5 ms more read seek time than the Seagate 500GB HDD (17 ms vs 8.5 ms). Interface: SAS on the Seagate 500GB HDD, Serial ATA II on the Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk. Component for: Server/workstation on the Seagate 500GB HDD, Surveillance system on the Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk.

HDD capacity
- 500GB HDD:500 GB
- SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk:160 GB
Interface
- 500GB HDD:SAS
- SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk:Serial ATA II
Component for
- 500GB HDD:Server/workstation
- SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk:Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB HDD:16 MB
- SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk:8 MB
Read seek time
- 500GB HDD:8.5 ms
- SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk:17 ms
Write seek time
- 500GB HDD:9.5 ms
- SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk:14 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 500GB HDD:5 - 55 °C
- SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk:0 - 60 °C
Height
- 500GB HDD:26.1 mm
- SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk:20 mm

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Comparison of 500GB HDD, SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk
33 specifications	A Seagate 500GB HDD View product	B Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 160GB SATA II 20pk View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA II
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	17 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	14 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1200000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	12.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	543 g	345 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V; +12V
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	0.25 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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