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Lenovo THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE vs Samsung 40GB HDD

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 2identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE has 20 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 40GB HDD (60 GB vs 40 GB). The Lenovo THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE has 1.1 ms more average seek time than the Samsung 40GB HDD (10 ms vs 8.9 ms). The Samsung 40GB HDD has 548 g more weight than the Lenovo THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE (648 g vs 100 g). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Lenovo THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 40GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE:60 GB
    • 40GB HDD:40 GB
  • Interface
    • THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE:Ultra-ATA/100
    • 40GB HDD:Serial ATA II
  • Average seek time
    • THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE:10 ms
    • 40GB HDD:8.9 ms
  • Weight
    • THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE:100 g
    • 40GB HDD:648 g

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Comparison of THINKPAD 60GB HARD DISK DRIVE, 40GB HDD
39 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers60 GB40 GB
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 ms
Average seek timeDiffers10 ms8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500000 h
HDD number of headsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one14.2 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.7 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.7 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 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 vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146.1 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
WeightDiffers100 g648 g
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS NoiseGuard SilentSeek
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one70 x 100 x 10 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one60 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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