Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s vs Seagate Spinpoint M7E 250GB

20specifications compared
16differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s:2 TB
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s:3.5"
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:2.5"
Interface
- CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s:Serial ATA III
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s:64 MB
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:8 MB
Bytes per sector
- CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s:4096
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:512
Power consumption (idle)
- CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s:5.53 W
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:0.85 W
Power consumption (read)
- CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s:8 W
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:2.5 W

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Comparison of CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s, Spinpoint M7E 250GB
41 specifications	A Seagate CS 2TB SATA 6Gb/s View product	B Seagate Spinpoint M7E 250GB View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II
Component forKnown for one	NAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	9.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	10.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorDiffers	4096	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	800000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Power4 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.53 W	0.85 W
Power consumption (read)Differs	8 W	2.5 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	8 W	2.5 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	535 g	105 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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