Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate ST930818AM 30GB vs Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 5identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk has 220 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB (250 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • ST930818AM 30GB:30 GB
    • SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • ST930818AM 30GB:5400 RPM
    • SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • ST930818AM 30GB:2.5"
    • SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk:3.5"
  • Interface
    • ST930818AM 30GB:IDE/ATA
    • SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Read seek time
    • ST930818AM 30GB:13 ms
    • SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk:17 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • ST930818AM 30GB:5 V
    • SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk:5 / 12 V
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • ST930818AM 30GB:-20 - 75 °C
    • SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk:0 - 60 °C
  • Width
    • ST930818AM 30GB:69.8 mm
    • SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk:101.6 mm

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Comparison of ST930818AM 30GB, SV35 Series 7200.2 250GB Ultra-ATA/100 20pk
34 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers30 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersIDE/ATAUltra-ATA/100
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSurveillance system
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers13 ms17 ms
Write seek time14 ms14 ms
Track to track seek time1 ms1 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one23 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one5.6 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1000000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 75 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers69.8 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers100.2 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers102 g600 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers5V ± 5%+5V; +12V
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7 s
InternalYesYes
HDD transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Recording densityKnown for one840 kbit/inchUnknown — not stated by the source
Track densityKnown for one150k tracks/inchUnknown — not stated by the source

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