Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Acer 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive vs Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Acer 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 1" more HDD size than the Acer 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 24 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Acer 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive (32 MB vs 8 MB). HDD capacity: 160 GB on the Acer 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive, 1 TB on the Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk. Interface: Serial ATA on the Acer 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk.

HDD capacity
- 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive:160 GB
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:1 TB
HDD speed
- 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive:5400 RPM
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive:2.5"
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:3.5"
Interface
- 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive:Serial ATA
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive:8 MB
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:32 MB
Operating voltage
- 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive:5 V
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:5 / 12 V
Weight
- 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive:100 g
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:640 g

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Comparison of 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive, 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk
31 specifications	A Acer 160GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drive View product	B Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Read seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	13 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.7 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
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	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	100 g	640 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V±5%, +12V±10%
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	70 x 100 x 9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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