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Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk vs Seagate ST930818AM 30GB

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  • 17differ
  • 2identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk has 720 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB (750 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk, IDE/ATA on the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk, 5 V on the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB.

  • HDD capacity
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk:750 GB
    • ST930818AM 30GB:30 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk:7200 RPM
    • ST930818AM 30GB:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk:3.5"
    • ST930818AM 30GB:2.5"
  • Interface
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk:Serial ATA
    • ST930818AM 30GB:IDE/ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk:32 MB
    • ST930818AM 30GB:8 MB
  • Read seek time
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk:8.5 ms
    • ST930818AM 30GB:13 ms
  • Write seek time
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk:9.5 ms
    • ST930818AM 30GB:14 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk:0.8 ms
    • ST930818AM 30GB:1 ms

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Comparison of Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 750-GB HD 20pk, ST930818AM 30GB
31 specifications
Features10 differ
HDD capacityDiffers750 GB30 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAIDE/ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers32 MB8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms13 ms
Write seek timeDiffers9.5 ms14 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms1 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs1200000 h1000000 h
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source23 ms
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C-20 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one63 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.2 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers530 g102 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateDiffers1287 Mbit/s100 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
USB poweredKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one105 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5V ± 5%
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source840 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150k tracks/inch

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