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Samsung 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive vs Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

27specifications compared
19differ
8identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive has 20 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (80 GB vs 60 GB). The Samsung 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive, Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive, 5 V on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive:80 GB
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:60 GB
HDD speed
- 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive:7200 RPM
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive:3.5"
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.5"
Interface
- 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive:Serial ATA
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/133
Full stroke seek time
- 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive:18 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:22 ms
Track to track seek time
- 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive:0.8 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2 ms
Average seek time
- 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive:8.9 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:12 ms
Average latency
- 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive:4.17 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms

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Comparison of 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive, 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
35 specifications	A Samsung 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive View product	B Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive View product
Features10 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	60 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/133
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	18 ms	22 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	50000	300000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	500000 h	330000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.9 W	0.25 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-305 - 3050 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 12200 m	12192
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	200 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	101.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	146.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	25.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	635 g	100 g
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	5V°±5% / 12V°±10%	+5V±5%;
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	150 MB/s	100 MB/s
Drive ready timeDiffers	7 s	4 s
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	27 dB	2.2 dB
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	431 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 x 70 x 9.4 mm

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