Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk vs Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk has 300 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk (500 GB vs 200 GB). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk has 16 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk (32 MB vs 16 MB). The Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk.

HDD capacity
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:500 GB
- Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:200 GB
Interface
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:Serial ATA II
- Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:32 MB
- Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:16 MB
Average latency
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:4.16 ms
- Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:4.17 ms
Width
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:101.6 mm
- Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:69.8 mm
Depth
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:147 mm
- Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:100.5 mm
Height
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:26.1 mm
- Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:9.5 mm
Weight
- Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk:530 g
- Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:115 g

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Comparison of Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk, Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk
21 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 500-GB HD 20pk View product	B Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	200 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	4.17 ms
Read seek timeKnown for one	1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	1.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.5 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	530 g	115 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.5 MB/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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