Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk has 150 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD (250 GB vs 100 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk has 6.5 ms more track to track seek time than the Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD (8.5 ms vs 2 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk.

HDD capacity
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:100 GB
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:250 GB
HDD speed
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:5400 RPM
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:7200 RPM
Interface
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:Serial ATA
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:Ultra-ATA/100
Track to track seek time
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:2 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:8.5 ms
Average latency
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:5.6 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:4.16 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:0.4 W
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:0.8 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:5 - 55 °C
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating shock
- 100GB Serial ATA HDD:1000 G
- Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk:300 G

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Comparison of 100GB Serial ATA HDD, Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk
31 specifications	A Samsung 100GB Serial ATA HDD View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ATA100 20 pk View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	100 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Track to track seek timeDiffers	2 ms	8.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	4.16 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
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 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	0.8 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	300 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	15000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	100 g	580 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 dB
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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