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

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  • 8differ
  • 14identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk has 1 ms more read seek time than the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD (9.5 ms vs 8.5 ms). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD has 1 ms more write seek time than the Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk (9.5 ms vs 8.5 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:250 GB
    • Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:500 GB
  • Interface
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:Serial ATA
    • Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:Serial ATA II
  • Read seek time
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:8.5 ms
    • Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:9.5 ms
  • Write seek time
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:9.5 ms
    • Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:8.5 ms
  • Non-operating shock
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:300 G
    • Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:225 G
  • Height
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:20 mm
    • Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:26.1 mm
  • Weight
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:362 g
    • Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:720 g
  • Sustained data rate
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD:105 MB/s
    • Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk:72 MB/s

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Comparison of Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD, Barracuda ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB 20pk
27 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB500 GB
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms9.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers9.5 ms8.5 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1200000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G225 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 12192 m
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers20 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers362 g720 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one1287 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateDiffers105 MB/s72 MB/s

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