Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk vs Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk:500 GB
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:250 GB
Interface
- Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:Serial ATA
Track to track seek time
- Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk:8.5 ms
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:0.8 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk:0 - 60 °C
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:5 - 55 °C
Height
- Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk:26.1 mm
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:20 mm
Weight
- Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk:635 g
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:362 g

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk, Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD
30 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA-II 20pk View product	B Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	0.8 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one	2.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	362 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1287 Mbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 MB/s
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	27 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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