Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160 vs Seagate FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:73 GB
    • FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:40 GB
  • HDD speed
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:10000 RPM
    • FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:SCSI
    • FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:Ultra-ATA/133
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:8 MB
    • FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:2 MB
  • HDD number of heads
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:8
    • FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:16
  • Read seek time
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:4.5 ms
    • FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:2.8 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:0.3 ms
    • FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:2.7 ms
  • Average latency
    • ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160:3 ms
    • FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB:5.5 ms

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Comparison of ATLAS 10K III 73.4GB U160, FIREBALL 3 40GB IDE FDB
20 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers73 GB40 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSCSIUltra-ATA/133
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers816
Access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Read seek timeDiffers4.5 ms2.8 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.3 ms2.7 ms
Average latencyDiffers3 ms5.5 ms
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers700 g509 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers+5V DC±5% +12V DC ±5%+-5 +-12
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm101.6 x 146.1 x 17.5 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.133 Gbit/s
Total storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 GB
HDD transfer rateKnown for one160 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source

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