Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160 vs Seagate HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 3identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200 has 3.3 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160 (40 GB vs 36.7 GB). The Seagate ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160 has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200 (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160 has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200 (8 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: SCSI on the Seagate ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160, Serial ATA on the Seagate HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200. Dimensions (WxDxH): 101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm on the Seagate ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160, 146.3 x 101.6 x 17.5 mm on the Seagate HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200.

  • HDD capacity
    • ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160:36.7 GB
    • HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200:40 GB
  • HDD speed
    • ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160:10000 RPM
    • HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160:SCSI
    • HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160:8 MB
    • HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200:2 MB
  • Weight
    • ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160:700 g
    • HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200:510 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160:101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm
    • HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200:146.3 x 101.6 x 17.5 mm

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Comparison of ATLAS 10K III 36.7GB U160, HDD DiamondMax 8s 40GB SATA 7200
16 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers36.7 GB40 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSCSISerial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.3 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one4.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.17 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers700 g510 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one160 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm146.3 x 101.6 x 17.5 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 Gbit/s
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C

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