An internal hard drive is a crucial storage device inside your computer or laptop. It stores the operating system, applications, files, and other important data. These drives connect directly to the motherboard using data cables like SATA (Serial ATA) or NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express), with NVMe offering faster data transfer speeds.
There are two main types of internal hard drives:
- HDDs (Hard Disk Drives): These drives use spinning magnetic disks to store data.
- SSDs (Solid State Drives): These use flash memory, providing faster performance, better durability, and lower power consumption.
Seagate Internal Hard Drive
Specifications:
- Interface: SATA III (6.0 Gb/s)
- Rotational Speed: 5900 RPM (500GB & 1TB) / 7200 RPM (3TB)
- Buffer Size: 16MB (500GB) / 64MB (1TB & 3TB)
- Max Transfer Rate: 300 MB/s (500GB) / 180 MB/s (1TB & 3TB)
- Sustained Throughput: 180 MB/s (1TB & 3TB)
- Average Seek Time: 14 ms (500GB)
- Rotational Latency: 5.08 ms (500GB)
- Power Consumption (Active): 5.6W (1TB & 3TB) / 5.8W (500GB)
- Power Consumption (Idle): 4.0W (1TB & 3TB) / 4.5W (500GB)
- Operating Temperature: 0Ā°C to 70Ā°C
- Storage Temperature: -40Ā°C to 70Ā°C
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 1 million hours
- Dimensions: 147.07mm x 101.85mm x 20.32mm (all models)
- Weight: 420g (500GB) / 400g (1TB) / 450g (3TB)
- Sector Size: 512e or 4Kn (depending on model)
- Available in 500GB, 1TB, and 3TB capacities
- SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) interface for fast data transfers
- Rotational Speed: 5900 RPM (500GB & 1TB), 7200 RPM (3TB)
- Buffer Size: 16MB (500GB), 64MB (1TB & 3TB)
- Low Power Consumption for reduced energy use and quieter operation
- Built for long-lasting durability with 1 million hours MTBF
