Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive vs Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive

24specifications compared
5differ
19identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive has 2.5 ms more read seek time than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive (11 ms vs 8.5 ms). The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive has 2 ms more write seek time than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive (12 ms vs 10 ms). The Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive has 0.6 A more start-up current than the Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive (2.6 A vs 2 A).

Read seek time
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:8.5 ms
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:11 ms
Write seek time
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:10 ms
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:12 ms
Start-up current
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:2 A
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:2.6 A
Height
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:20 mm
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:26.1 mm
Weight
- Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive:365 g
- Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive:580 g

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Comparison of ST3250310AS-RF, ST3250824A-RF
35 specifications	A Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250310AS-RF internal hard drive Model ST3250310AS-RF View product	B Seagate Desktop HDD ST3250824A-RF internal hard drive Model ST3250824A-RF View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacity	250 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers	10 ms	12 ms
Average latency	4.16 ms	4.16 ms
Refurbished	Yes	Yes
Start/stop cycles	50000	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	700000 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
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Power1 differ
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	5.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	8.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	8.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	2.6 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitude	-60.96 - 3048 m	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude	-60.96 - 12192 m	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shock	63 G	63 G
Non-operating shock	350 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	365 g	580 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs

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