Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive has 504 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive (512 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive has 0.6 A more start-up current than the Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive (2.6 A vs 2 A). The Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive has 10 - 60 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive (10 - 60 °C vs 0 - 60 °C). HDD capacity: 28 TB on the Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive, 250 GB on the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:28 TB
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:250 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:512 MB
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:8 MB
Start-up current
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:2 A
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:2.6 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:10 - 60 °C
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
Operating shock
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:30 G
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:63 G
Non-operating shock
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:200 G
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:350 G
Width
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:101.8 mm
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:101.6 mm
Weight
- IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive:695 g
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:580 g

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Comparison of ST28000NT000, ST3250824A-RF
41 specifications	A Seagate IronWolf Pro ST28000NT000 internal hard drive Model ST28000NT000 View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive Model ST3250824A-RF View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	28 TB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forKnown for one	NAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	512 MB	8 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD average transfer rateKnown for one	270 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
24/7 operationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Workload rate limitKnown for one	550 TB/year	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	2500000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16383
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
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
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
RefurbishedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	6.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	2.6 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	2.27 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	30 G	63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	200 G	350 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 12192 m
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.8 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	695 g	580 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs

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