Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 600GB HDD vs Seagate SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 600GB HDD:600 GB
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- 600GB HDD:15000 RPM
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 600GB HDD:3.5"
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:2.5"
Interface
- 600GB HDD:Fibre Channel
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 600GB HDD:16 MB
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:8 MB
Average latency
- 600GB HDD:2 ms
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:5.6 ms
Operating voltage
- 600GB HDD:5 / 12 V
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:5 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 600GB HDD:5 - 55 °C
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:0 - 70 °C

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Comparison of 600GB HDD, SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB
39 specifications	A Seagate 600GB HDD View product	B Seagate SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	600 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Fibre Channel	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 ms
Average latencyDiffers	2 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
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
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating vibration	1 G	1 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers	3 G	5 G
Operating shockDiffers	60 G	350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	600 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.5 mm	100.3 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	686 g	110 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Internal	Yes	Yes
Recording densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1490 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	265000
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 x 100.5 x 9.5 mm (2.75 x 3.96 x 0.374")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.11 kg (0.243 lbs)

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