Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive vs Seagate 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 60 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive (160 GB vs 100 GB). The Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive has 30.2 mm more width than the Seagate 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100 (100 mm vs 69.8 mm). The Seagate 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 30.2 mm more depth than the Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive (100.2 mm vs 70 mm).

HDD capacity
- 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:100 GB
- 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100:160 GB
Width
- 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:100 mm
- 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100:69.8 mm
Depth
- 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:70 mm
- 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100:100.2 mm
Height
- 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:9.4 mm
- 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100:9.5 mm
Weight
- 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:100 g
- 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100:102 g

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Comparison of 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive, 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100
40 specifications	A Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive View product	B Seagate 160GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100 View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	100 GB	160 GB
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	330000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
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	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	70 mm	100.2 mm
HeightDiffers	9.4 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	100 g	102 g
Other featuresidentical
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 MB/s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	431 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	100 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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