Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb vs Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 3identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb has 83.3 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk (120 GB vs 36.7 GB). The Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Samsung 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb has 0.5 ms more track to track seek time than the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk (0.8 ms vs 0.3 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb, SCSI on the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk. Power requirements: 5V°±5% / 12V°±10% on the Samsung 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb, +5VDC (+-5%), +12 VDC (+-5%) on the Seagate HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb:120 GB
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:36.7 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb:7200 RPM
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:10000 RPM
  • Interface
    • 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb:Serial ATA
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:SCSI
  • Track to track seek time
    • 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb:0.8 ms
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:0.3 ms
  • Average latency
    • 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb:4.17 ms
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:3 ms
  • Weight
    • 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb:635 g
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:700 g
  • Power requirements
    • 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb:5V°±5% / 12V°±10%
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:+5VDC (+-5%), +12 VDC (+-5%)
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb:101.6 x 146.1 x 25.4 mm
    • HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk:102 x 147 x 26 mm

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Comparison of 120Gb SATA 1.0 150Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb, HD Atlas 10K III U320 36GB 80Pin 10.000rpm 5 Year Warranty 20pk bulk
20 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB36.7 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASCSI
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms0.3 ms
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms3 ms
Access timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers635 g700 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers5V°±5% / 12V°±10%+5VDC (+-5%), +12 VDC (+-5%)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 146.1 x 25.4 mm102 x 147 x 26 mm
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33 MB/s
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80-pin SCA-2
HDD transfer rateKnown for one150 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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