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Recording and interface technology
STM3500630AS
STM3320620AS
STM3320820AS
STM3250824AS
STM3250820AS
Interface
Serial ATA (SATA)
Recording method
Perpendicular
Recording density (kbits/inch max)
813
781
790.1
813
Track density (ktracks/inch avg)
145
124.5
145
Areal density (Gbits/inch
2
avg)
114.4
97.96
114.4
Spindle speed (RPM)
7,200 ± 0.2%
Internal data transfer rate
(Mbits/sec max)
1,030
867.2
1,030
Sustained data transfer rate
(Mbytes/sec max)
72
76.6
72
I/O data-transfer rate
(Mbytes/sec max)
300
STM3250310AS
STM3160815AS, STM3160215AS,
STM380815AS, STM380215AS and STM340215AS
Interface
Serial ATA (SATA)
Recording method
Perpendicular
Recording density (kbits/inch max)
1,110
824
Track density (ktracks/inch avg)
160
137.259
Areal density (Gbits/inch
2
avg)
176
101
Spindle speed (RPM)
7,200 ± 0.2%
Internal data transfer rate
(Mbits/sec max)
1,303
930
Sustained data transfer rate
(Mbytes/sec max)
110
78
I/O data-transfer rate
(Mbytes/sec max)
300