Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive:1 TB
- Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive:64 MB
- Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive:16 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive:3.7 W
- Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive:6.19 W
Power consumption (standby)
- Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive:0.8 W
- Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive:0.63 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive:2.5 W
- Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive:4.6 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive:0 - 75 °C
- Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
Height
- Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive:20.2 mm
- Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive:20 mm

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Comparison of ST1000VM002-25PK, ST500DM002-25PK
34 specifications	A Seagate Pipeline HD ST1000VM002-25PK internal hard drive Model ST1000VM002-25PK View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST500DM002-25PK internal hard drive Model ST500DM002-25PK View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	3.7 W	6.19 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.8 W	0.63 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	2.5 W	4.6 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 75 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	3 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	80 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers	20.2 mm	20 mm
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	6 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DiscWizard

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