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Seagate Spinpoint 500GB vs Seagate Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint 500GB:500 GB
- Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive:160 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint 500GB:7200 RPM
- Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint 500GB:3.5"
- Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive:2.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint 500GB:Serial ATA III
- Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint 500GB:16 MB
- Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive:8 MB
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint 500GB:5 / 12 V
- Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive:5 V
Weight
- Spinpoint 500GB:415 g
- Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive:299 g

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Comparison of Spinpoint 500GB, ST160LM003
32 specifications	A Seagate Spinpoint 500GB View product	B Seagate Momentus ST160LM003 internal hard drive Model ST160LM003 View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Write speedKnown for one	144 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	125 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	4096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	6.19 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.79 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	101.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	147 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	20 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	415 g	299 g
Other featuresidentical
Depth (imperial)Known for one	14.7 cm (5.79")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (imperial)Known for one	2 cm (0.787")	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Width (imperial)Known for one	10.2 cm (4")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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