Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 7200.12 320GB vs Seagate SATA 500GB

20specifications compared
6differ
14identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 7200.12 320GB:320 GB
- SATA 500GB:500 GB
Interface
- 7200.12 320GB:Serial ATA
- SATA 500GB:Serial ATA II
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 7200.12 320GB:0 - 60 °C
- SATA 500GB:0 - 70 °C
Width
- 7200.12 320GB:101.6 mm
- SATA 500GB:101.8 mm
Height
- 7200.12 320GB:20 mm
- SATA 500GB:26.1 mm
Weight
- 7200.12 320GB:622 g
- SATA 500GB:544 g

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Comparison of 7200.12 320GB, SATA 500GB
35 specifications	A Seagate 7200.12 320GB View product	B Seagate SATA 500GB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 MB
Read seek time	8.5 ms	8.5 ms
Write seek time	9.5 ms	9.5 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Average latencyKnown for one	4.16 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up current	2 A	2 A
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
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shock	70 G	70 G
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	622 g	544 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.85 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 MB/s

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