Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk) vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk)

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk) has 140 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk) (300 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk) has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk) (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk) has 2.5 ms more read seek time than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk) (11 ms vs 8.5 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk), Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk). Dimensions (WxDxH): 101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk), 101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk).

HDD capacity
- Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk):160 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):300 GB
Interface
- Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk):Ultra-ATA/100
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk):8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):16 MB
Read seek time
- Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk):8.5 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):11 ms
Write seek time
- Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk):9.5 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):12 ms
Track to track seek time
- Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk):1 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):0.8 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk):101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Drive device, transfer rate
- Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk):100 MB/s
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):300 MB/s

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk), Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk)
19 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Plus (20pk)View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk)View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	300 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	9.5 ms	12 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	1 ms	0.8 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	101.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	146.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	26 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm	101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	100 MB/s	300 MB/s

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