Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD vs Seagate 40GB 3.5" SATA

15specifications compared
7differ
8identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD has 60 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 40GB 3.5" SATA (100 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate 40GB 3.5" SATA has 0.5 ms more average seek time than the Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD (12.5 ms vs 12 ms). The Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD has 0.14 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate 40GB 3.5" SATA (0.4 W vs 0.26 W). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 40GB 3.5" SATA. Non-operating altitude: 15000 on the Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD, -60.96 - 12192 m on the Seagate 40GB 3.5" SATA.

HDD capacity
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:100 GB
- 40GB 3.5" SATA:40 GB
Average seek time
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:12 ms
- 40GB 3.5" SATA:12.5 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:0.4 W
- 40GB 3.5" SATA:0.26 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:5 - 55 °C
- 40GB 3.5" SATA:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating altitude
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:15000
- 40GB 3.5" SATA:-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shock
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:300 G
- 40GB 3.5" SATA:250 G
Non-operating shock
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:1000 G
- 40GB 3.5" SATA:900 G

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Comparison of 100GB Serial ATA HDD, 40GB 3.5" SATA
38 specifications	A Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD View product	B Seagate 40GB 3.5" SATA View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	100 GB	40 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
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	2
Average seek timeDiffers	12 ms	12.5 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	330000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.4 W	0.26 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	1.9 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1 A
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	15000	-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	300 G	250 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	900 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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