Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 7200.12 320GB vs Seagate Pipeline HD 1-TB

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 7200.12 320GB:320 GB
- Pipeline HD 1-TB:1 TB
HDD speed
- 7200.12 320GB:7200 RPM
- Pipeline HD 1-TB:5900 RPM
Interface
- 7200.12 320GB:Serial ATA
- Pipeline HD 1-TB:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 7200.12 320GB:16 MB
- Pipeline HD 1-TB:8 MB
Read seek time
- 7200.12 320GB:8.5 ms
- Pipeline HD 1-TB:14 ms
Write seek time
- 7200.12 320GB:9.5 ms
- Pipeline HD 1-TB:15 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 7200.12 320GB:0 - 60 °C
- Pipeline HD 1-TB:0 - 75 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 7200.12 320GB:5 - 95%
- Pipeline HD 1-TB:5 - 90%

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Comparison of 7200.12 320GB, Pipeline HD 1-TB
30 specifications	A Seagate 7200.12 320GB View product	B Seagate Pipeline HD 1-TB View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5900 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	14 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	15 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	6.57 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	6.57 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up current	2 A	2 A
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for one	70 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	622 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s

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