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Seagate SATA 1.5TB vs Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 9identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate SATA 1.5TB has 500 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (5900 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate SATA 1.5TB has 24 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (32 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate SATA 1.5TB has 2 ms more read seek time than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (16 ms vs 14 ms). HDD capacity: 1.5 TB on the Seagate SATA 1.5TB, 250 GB on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate SATA 1.5TB, 0 - 75 °C on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD.

  • HDD capacity
    • SATA 1.5TB:1.5 TB
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • SATA 1.5TB:5900 RPM
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:5400 RPM
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • SATA 1.5TB:32 MB
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:8 MB
  • Read seek time
    • SATA 1.5TB:16 ms
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:14 ms
  • Write seek time
    • SATA 1.5TB:16 ms
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:15 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • SATA 1.5TB:0 - 60 °C
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:0 - 75 °C
  • Height
    • SATA 1.5TB:26.1 mm
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:20 mm
  • Weight
    • SATA 1.5TB:660 g
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:380 g

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Comparison of SATA 1.5TB, ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD
28 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1.5 TB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers5900 RPM5400 RPM
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers32 MB8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers16 ms14 ms
Write seek timeDiffers16 ms15 ms
Average latencyKnown for one5.1 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (idle)Known for one5.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one2 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 75 °C
Operating shockKnown for one70 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers26.1 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers660 g380 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one101.85 x 146.99 x 26.1 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNative Command Queuing (NCQ), Seagate Think Green, Seagate SoftSonic
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS

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