Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate SATA 250Gb 2.5" vs Seagate Spinpoint M

Key differences

HDD capacity
- SATA 250Gb 2.5":250 GB
- Spinpoint M:160 GB
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- SATA 250Gb 2.5":5 - 90%
- Spinpoint M:10 - 90%
Product colour
- SATA 250Gb 2.5":Black
- Spinpoint M:Brushed steel

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Comparison of SATA 250Gb 2.5", Spinpoint M
35 specifications	A Seagate SATA 250Gb 2.5"View product	B Seagate Spinpoint M View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 G
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Brushed steel
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac 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
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
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source

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