Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB vs Seagate Spinpoint M

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB:1.5 TB
- Spinpoint M:160 GB
Interface
- FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB:Serial ATA
- Spinpoint M:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB:16 MB
- Spinpoint M:8 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB:5 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint M:5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB:-20 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint M:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB:5 - 90%
- Spinpoint M:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB:5 - 90%
- Spinpoint M:5 - 95%

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Comparison of FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB, Spinpoint M
32 specifications	A Seagate FreePlay 1.5TB 2.5" 5.4k SATA 16MB View product	B Seagate Spinpoint M View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	160 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 95%
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	325 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	107 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Brushed steel
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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