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Seagate 500GB SATA II 2.5" vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 3identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 500GB SATA II 2.5":500 GB
    • Barracuda 7200.7 80GB:80 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 500GB SATA II 2.5":5400 RPM
    • Barracuda 7200.7 80GB:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 500GB SATA II 2.5":Serial ATA II
    • Barracuda 7200.7 80GB:Serial ATA
  • Average latency
    • 500GB SATA II 2.5":5.6 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.7 80GB:4.16 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 500GB SATA II 2.5":5 - 55 °C
    • Barracuda 7200.7 80GB:0 - 60 °C
  • Width
    • 500GB SATA II 2.5":100.3 mm
    • Barracuda 7200.7 80GB:101.6 mm
  • Height
    • 500GB SATA II 2.5":9.5 mm
    • Barracuda 7200.7 80GB:26 mm
  • Weight
    • 500GB SATA II 2.5":107 g
    • Barracuda 7200.7 80GB:635 g

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Comparison of 500GB SATA II 2.5", Barracuda 7200.7 80GB
38 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.16 ms
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one2.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one2.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one1 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one1.5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-400 - 15000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one325 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one750 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers100.3 mm101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one69.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightDiffers9.5 mm26 mm
WeightDiffers107 g635 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717050Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Storage capacityKnown for one500 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one4 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one1.5 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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