Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive vs Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II

Key differences

The Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II has 300 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive (400 GB vs 100 GB). The Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive, Serial ATA II on the Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 400GB 3.5" SATA II.

• HDD capacity
  • 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:100 GB
  • 400GB 3.5" SATA II:400 GB
• HDD speed
  • 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:5400 RPM
  • 400GB 3.5" SATA II:7200 RPM
• HDD size
  • 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:2.5"
  • 400GB 3.5" SATA II:3.5"
• Interface
  • 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/100
  • 400GB 3.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
• Storage drive buffer size
  • 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:8 MB
  • 400GB 3.5" SATA II:16 MB
• Average latency
  • 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:5.6 ms
  • 400GB 3.5" SATA II:4.16 ms
• Start/stop cycles
  • 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:600000
  • 400GB 3.5" SATA II:50000
• Operating voltage
  • 100GB ATA-6 Hard Drive:5 V
  • 400GB 3.5" SATA II:5 / 12 V