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Samsung 120GB Serial ATA I HDD vs Seagate 80GB Parallel ATA

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 8identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:120 GB
    • 80GB Parallel ATA:80 GB
  • Interface
    • 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:Serial ATA
    • 80GB Parallel ATA:Parallel ATA
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:22 ms
    • 80GB Parallel ATA:23 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:2 ms
    • 80GB Parallel ATA:1.5 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:12 ms
    • 80GB Parallel ATA:12.5 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:0.25 W
    • 80GB Parallel ATA:0.26 W
  • Power consumption (PowerSave)
    • 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:0.2 W
    • 80GB Parallel ATA:0.26 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 120GB Serial ATA I HDD:5 - 55 °C
    • 80GB Parallel ATA:-20 - 75 °C

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Comparison of 120GB Serial ATA I HDD, 80GB Parallel ATA
43 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB80 GB
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAParallel ATA
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Full stroke seek timeDiffers22 ms23 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers2 ms1.5 ms
Average seek timeDiffers12 ms12.5 ms
Average latency5.6 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.25 W0.26 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs0.2 W0.26 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.65 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 W
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.3 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one2.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C-20 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-40 - 95 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 5500 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers325 G300 G
Non-operating shockDiffers1000 G900 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100.2 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source102 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power requirementsKnown for one+5VUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one4 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.2 dBUnknown — not stated by the source

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