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Samsung 160GB HDD vs Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive

24specifications compared
7differ
17identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 160GB HDD has 80 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive (160 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive has 0.2 W more power consumption (standby) than the Samsung 160GB HDD (0.9 W vs 0.7 W). The Samsung 160GB HDD has 13 g more weight than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive (648 g vs 635 g). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 160GB HDD, Serial ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 160GB HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 160GB HDD:160 GB
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:80 GB
Interface
- 160GB HDD:Serial ATA II
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:Serial ATA
Power consumption (standby)
- 160GB HDD:0.7 W
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:0.9 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 160GB HDD:0 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:5 - 55 °C
Operating altitude
- 160GB HDD:-304.8 - 3048 m
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:-305 - 3050 m
Non-operating altitude
- 160GB HDD:-304.8 - 12192 m
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:-305 - 12200 m
Weight
- 160GB HDD:648 g
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:635 g

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Comparison of 160GB HDD, SP0812C
41 specifications	A Samsung 160GB HDD View product	B Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive Model SP0812C View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	80 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Access timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek time	18 ms	18 ms
Track to track seek time	0.8 ms	0.8 ms
Average latency	4.17 ms	4.17 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cycles	50000	50000
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.7 W	0.9 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °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 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 altitudeDiffers	-304.8 - 3048 m	-305 - 3050 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-304.8 - 12192 m	-305 - 12200 m
Operating shock	63 G	63 G
Non-operating shock	350 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	146.1 mm	146.1 mm
Height	25.4 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	648 g	635 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready time	7 s	7 s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 MB/s
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 dB

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