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Samsung 120GB HDD vs Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 4identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 120GB HDD:120 GB
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:400 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 120GB HDD:5400 RPM
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 120GB HDD:2.5"
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 120GB HDD:Serial ATA
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 120GB HDD:8 MB
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:16 MB
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 120GB HDD:22 ms
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:18 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 120GB HDD:2 ms
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:0.8 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 120GB HDD:12 ms
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:8.9 ms

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Comparison of 120GB HDD, 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail
31 specifications
Features10 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB400 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs330000 h600000 h
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs4.5 W10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.25 W1.3 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 12000 m
Operating shockDiffers325 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers1000 G300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 mm
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
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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