Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 vs Seagate Spinpoint 500GB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100:80 GB
- Spinpoint 500GB:500 GB
Interface
- 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
- Spinpoint 500GB:Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer size
- 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100:2 MB
- Spinpoint 500GB:16 MB
Power consumption (standby)
- 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100:0.9 W
- Spinpoint 500GB:0.79 W
Width
- 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100:102 mm
- Spinpoint 500GB:101.6 mm
Height
- 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100:26.1 mm
- Spinpoint 500GB:20 mm
Weight
- 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100:635 g
- Spinpoint 500GB:415 g
Internal
- 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100:No
- Spinpoint 500GB:Yes

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Comparison of 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100, Spinpoint 500GB
39 specifications	A Seagate 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 View product	B Seagate Spinpoint 500GB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	Serial ATA III
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	16 MB
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 MB/s
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.19 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.9 W	0.79 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
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
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	415 g
Other features1 differ
Depth (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.7 cm (5.79")
Height (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 cm (0.787")
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Width (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.2 cm (4")
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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