Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320 vs Seagate FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320:36 GB
- FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:40 GB
HDD speed
- ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320:10000 RPM
- FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:5400 RPM
Interface
- ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320:SCSI
- FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:Ultra-ATA/133
Storage drive buffer size
- ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320:8 MB
- FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:2 MB
HDD number of heads
- ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320:4
- FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:16
Track to track seek time
- ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320:0.3 ms
- FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:2.7 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320:5 - 55 °C
- FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:5 - 60 °C
Weight
- ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320:700 g
- FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:509 g

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Comparison of ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320, FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB
22 specifications	A Seagate ATLAS 10K III 36GB U320 View product	B Seagate FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	36 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	SCSI	Ultra-ATA/133
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers	4	16
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.3 ms	2.7 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 ms
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	4.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	5 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	509 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+-5 +-12
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm	101.6 x 146.1 x 17.5 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.133 Gbit/s
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 GB
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	320 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	55 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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