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Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 500GB vs Seagate Savvio 300GB

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 2identical
  • 2known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • Barracuda ES SATA 500GB:500 GB
    • Savvio 300GB:300 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Barracuda ES SATA 500GB:7200 RPM
    • Savvio 300GB:10000 RPM
  • Interface
    • Barracuda ES SATA 500GB:Serial ATA
    • Savvio 300GB:SAS
  • Read seek time
    • Barracuda ES SATA 500GB:8.5 ms
    • Savvio 300GB:4.2 ms
  • Write seek time
    • Barracuda ES SATA 500GB:10 ms
    • Savvio 300GB:4.6 ms
  • Average latency
    • Barracuda ES SATA 500GB:4.16 ms
    • Savvio 300GB:3 ms
  • Width
    • Barracuda ES SATA 500GB:101.6 mm
    • Savvio 300GB:70 mm
  • Depth
    • Barracuda ES SATA 500GB:147 mm
    • Savvio 300GB:100.5 mm

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Comparison of Barracuda ES SATA 500GB, Savvio 300GB
14 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB300 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASAS
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms4.2 ms
Write seek timeDiffers10 ms4.6 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms3 ms
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm70 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm14.8 mm
WeightDiffers635 g227 g

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