Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD vs Seagate DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100 has 180 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (300 GB vs 120 GB). The Seagate DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100 has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100 has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100.

HDD capacity
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:120 GB
- DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100:300 GB
HDD speed
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5400 RPM
- DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:2.5"
- DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100:3.5"
Operating voltage
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5 V
- DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5 - 55 °C
- DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100
32 specifications	A Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD View product	B Seagate DB35 7200.2 300GB Ultra ATA 100 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	300 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Ultra-ATA/100	Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	5.6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	330000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	325 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.3 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	867.2 Mbit/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
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
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	655 g

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