Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 7200.12 320GB vs Seagate SATA 1TB

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 13identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 7200.12 320GB:320 GB
    • SATA 1TB:1 TB
  • Interface
    • 7200.12 320GB:Serial ATA
    • SATA 1TB:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 7200.12 320GB:16 MB
    • SATA 1TB:32 MB
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 7200.12 320GB:0 - 60 °C
    • SATA 1TB:0 - 70 °C
  • Height
    • 7200.12 320GB:20 mm
    • SATA 1TB:26.1 mm
  • Weight
    • 7200.12 320GB:622 g
    • SATA 1TB:677 g

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Comparison of 7200.12 320GB, SATA 1TB
32 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers320 GB1 TB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB32 MB
Read seek time8.5 ms8.5 ms
Write seek time9.5 ms9.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for one4.16 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sector512512
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSurveillance system
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (idle)Known for one5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one6.57 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one6.57 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up current2 A2 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
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 shock70 G70 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers20 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers622 g677 g
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source17 s

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