Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk vs Seagate DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk has 86.6 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk (160 GB vs 73.4 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk has 14 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk (16 MB vs 2 MB). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk.

HDD capacity
- Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk:73.4 GB
- DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:160 GB
HDD speed
- Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk:15000 RPM
- DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk:16 MB
- DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:2 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk:5 - 55 °C
- DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating shock
- Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk:250 G
- DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:350 G
Depth
- Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk:46 mm
- DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:147 mm
Height
- Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk:25.4 mm
- DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:20 mm
Weight
- Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk:771 g
- DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:380 g

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Comparison of Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk, DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk
23 specifications	A Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 73GB Fibre Channel 20pk View product	B Seagate DB35 7200.3 160GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	73.4 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	2 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	3.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	4 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra-ATA/100
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	14.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	60 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers	250 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	46 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	771 g	380 g
Other features1 differ
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	400 MB/s	100 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for one	PCs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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