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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB HDD vs Seagate 400GB HDD

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 11identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 400GB HDD has 240 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 160GB HDD (400 GB vs 160 GB). The Samsung 160GB HDD has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate 400GB HDD (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). The Seagate 400GB HDD has 4.6 W more power consumption (typical) than the Samsung 160GB HDD (12.4 W vs 7.8 W). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 160GB HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 400GB HDD. Operating altitude: -304.8 - 3048 m on the Samsung 160GB HDD, -60.96 - 3048 m on the Seagate 400GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160 GB
    • 400 GB
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Average latency
    • 4.17 ms
    • 4.16 ms
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 7.8 W
    • 12.4 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 0.7 W
    • 0.8 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 6.8 W
    • 7.2 W
  • Power consumption (read)
    • 8 W
    • 12.8 W
  • Power consumption (write)
    • 8 W
    • 12.8 W

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36 specifications
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Samsung

160GB HDDView product
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Seagate

400GB HDDView product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB400 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Access timeKnown for one8.9 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cycles5000050000
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"
Average seek timeKnown for one8 ms
Power5 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs7.8 W12.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.7 W0.8 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.7 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs6.8 W7.2 W
Power consumption (read)Differs8 W12.8 W
Power consumption (write)Differs8 W12.8 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one2.8 A
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 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 vibrationDiffers1.5 G0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers8 G5 G
Operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 3048 m-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 12192 m-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers146.1 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers648 g635 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one7 s

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