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
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Surveillance system
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
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
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
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
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 MB/s

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