Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB vs Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 1identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit has 24 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (32 MB vs 8 MB). HDD capacity: 250 GB on the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB, 1 TB on the Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit.

  • HDD capacity
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:250 GB
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:1 TB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:5400 RPM
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:2.5"
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:3.5"
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:8 MB
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:32 MB
  • Operating voltage
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:5 V
    • Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 5400.4 SATA 250GB, Barracuda 3.5" 1TB Internal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit
43 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB1 TB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB32 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one14 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one20 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one5.6 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%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 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one325 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one900 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one69.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one100.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one102 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one3 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source- Microsoft Vista, Windows XP, 2000 Pro - Power Mac G5/Mac O/S 10.2 - Linux
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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