Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB has 100 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB (400 GB vs 300 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB has 200 MB/s more drive device, transfer rate than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB (300 MB/s vs 100 MB/s). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB has 21.3 dB more acoustic pressure emissions than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB (25 dB vs 3.7 dB). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB.

HDD capacity
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB:300 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB:400 GB
Interface
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB:Ultra-ATA/100
- Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB:Serial ATA II
Drive device, transfer rate
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB:100 MB/s
- Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB:300 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissions
- Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB:25 dB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB:3.7 dB

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB, Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB
27 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 400GB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	400 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	Serial ATA II
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.4 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	635 g
Other features2 differ
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	100 MB/s	300 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	25 dB	3.7 dB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 2000 Pro, 98SE, NT - Linux, Apple Mac OS & Netware	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of pinsKnown for one	40	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Mac, PC, Unix	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	40 pin IDC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers & Utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source

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