Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk has 170 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (250 GB vs 80 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk has 15 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (16 MB vs 1 MB). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk.

HDD capacity
- 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:80 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk:250 GB
HDD speed
- 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:5400 RPM
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk:7200 RPM
Interface
- 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:1 MB
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk:16 MB
Power consumption (standby)
- 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:0.9 W
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk:0.329 W
Depth
- 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:147 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk:146.9 mm

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Comparison of 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100, Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk
36 specifications	A Seagate 80GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA, 250GB 20pk View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	9.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.9 W	0.329 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	2.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	147 mm	146.9 mm
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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