Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

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

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
5known 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 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk) (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 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk) (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk) has 55 g more weight than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk) (635 g vs 580 g). Dimensions (WxDxH): 101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk), 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 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk):160 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):300 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk):8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):16 MB
Weight
- Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk):580 g
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk):635 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk):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

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk), Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk)
16 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Serial ATA NCQ (20 pk)View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB SATA NCQ 3Gb/s (20 pk)View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	300 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Read seek time	11 ms	11 ms
Write seek time	12 ms	12 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms
Average latency	4.16 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.329 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	6.946 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	580 g	635 g
Other features1 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 rate	300 MB/s	300 MB/s
Internal	Yes	Yes

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