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Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD vs Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 4identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 100GB Serial ATA HDD:100 GB
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:400 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 100GB Serial ATA HDD:5400 RPM
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 100GB Serial ATA HDD:Serial ATA
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 100GB Serial ATA HDD:8 MB
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:16 MB
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 100GB Serial ATA HDD:22 ms
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:18 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 100GB Serial ATA HDD:2 ms
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:0.8 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 100GB Serial ATA HDD:12 ms
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:8.9 ms
  • Average latency
    • 100GB Serial ATA HDD:5.6 ms
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:4.17 ms

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Comparison of 100GB Serial ATA HDD, 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack
25 specifications
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers100 GB400 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers22 ms18 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers2 ms0.8 ms
Average seek timeDiffers12 ms8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs330000 h600000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.4 W1.3 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Non-operating altitudeDiffers1500012000
Operating shockDiffers300 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers1000 G300 G
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V±5%;+12V±10%
Drive ready timeDiffers4 s10 s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one100 gUnknown — not stated by the source

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