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Seagate Exos M vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos M has 504 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive (512 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate Exos M has 1,800,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive (2500000 h vs 700000 h). The Seagate Exos M has 1.6 W more power consumption (idle) than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive (6.9 W vs 5.3 W). HDD capacity: 28 TB on the Seagate Exos M, 250 GB on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive. Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate Exos M, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- Exos M:28 TB
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:250 GB
Interface
- Exos M:Serial ATA
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- Exos M:512 MB
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:8 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Exos M:2500000 h
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:700000 h
Power consumption (idle)
- Exos M:6.9 W
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:5.3 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Exos M:10 - 60 °C
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
Operating shock
- Exos M:30 G
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:63 G
Non-operating shock
- Exos M:200 G
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:350 G

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Comparison of Exos M, ST3250310AS-RF
39 specifications	A Seagate Exos M View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive Model ST3250310AS-RF View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	28 TB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	512 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ms
Average latency	4.16 ms	4.16 ms
RefurbishedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	2500000 h	700000 h
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sustained transfer rateKnown for one	257 MiB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD average transfer rateKnown for one	270 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)Known for one	< 1 per 10^15 bits read	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Differs	6.9 W	5.3 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	30 G	63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	200 G	350 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2.27 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	695 g	365 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty periodKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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