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Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB vs Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk

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  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk has 420 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB (500 GB vs 80 GB). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk has 24 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB (32 MB vs 8 MB). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB:80 GB
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB:5400 RPM
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB:Serial ATA
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB:8 MB
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:32 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB:12.5 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:1 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB:14.5 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:1.2 ms
  • Average latency
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB:5.6 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:4.16 ms
  • Width
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB:69.8 mm
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:101.6 mm

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Comparison of 5400 FDE.2 SATA 80GB, Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk
40 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
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 one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers12.5 ms1 ms
Write seek timeDiffers14.5 ms1.2 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one1.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.46 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.46 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.85 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one1.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.8 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 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 - 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 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 one350 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one900 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers69.8 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers100.5 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers96 g530 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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