Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 600GB HDD vs Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 600GB HDD:600 GB
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:1.5 TB
HDD speed
- 600GB HDD:15000 RPM
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:7200 RPM
Interface
- 600GB HDD:Fibre Channel
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 600GB HDD:16 MB
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:32 MB
Width
- 600GB HDD:101.6 mm
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:101.8 mm
Depth
- 600GB HDD:146.5 mm
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:147 mm
Height
- 600GB HDD:25.4 mm
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:26.1 mm
Weight
- 600GB HDD:686 g
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:920 g

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Comparison of 600GB HDD, Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB
27 specifications	A Seagate 600GB HDD View product	B Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	600 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Fibre Channel	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	3.4 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	3.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	16.31 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	11.61 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	1 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	3 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	60 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	686 g	920 g
Other featuresidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
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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