Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB HDD vs Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 160GB HDD has 100 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (160 GB vs 60 GB). The Samsung 160GB HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 4 ms more full stroke seek time than the Samsung 160GB HDD (22 ms vs 18 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 160GB HDD, Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 160GB HDD, 5 V on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 160GB HDD:160 GB
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:60 GB
HDD speed
- 160GB HDD:7200 RPM
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
Interface
- 160GB HDD:Serial ATA II
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/133
Full stroke seek time
- 160GB HDD:18 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:22 ms
Track to track seek time
- 160GB HDD:0.8 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2 ms
Average latency
- 160GB HDD:4.17 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms
Start/stop cycles
- 160GB HDD:50000
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:300000
Power consumption (typical)
- 160GB HDD:7.8 W
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.4 W

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Comparison of 160GB HDD, 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
42 specifications	A Samsung 160GB HDD View product	B Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	60 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra-ATA/133
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	18 ms	22 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	2 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	50000	300000
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330000 h
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	7.8 W	2.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.7 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	0.7 W	0.1 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	6.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	1.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	8 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-304.8 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-304.8 - 12192 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	648 g	100 g
Other features1 differ
Drive ready timeDiffers	7 s	4 s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	431 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V±5%;
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 x 70 x 9.4 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 dB

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