Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB Hybrid HDD vs Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 160GB Hybrid HDD (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 160GB Hybrid HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 160GB Hybrid HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung 160GB Hybrid HDD, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 160GB Hybrid HDD, 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk.

HDD capacity
- 160GB Hybrid HDD:160 GB
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:500 GB
HDD speed
- 160GB Hybrid HDD:5400 RPM
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 160GB Hybrid HDD:2.5"
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:3.5"
Interface
- 160GB Hybrid HDD:Serial ATA
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 160GB Hybrid HDD:8 MB
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:16 MB
Full stroke seek time
- 160GB Hybrid HDD:22 ms
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:18 ms
Track to track seek time
- 160GB Hybrid HDD:2 ms
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:0.8 ms
Average seek time
- 160GB Hybrid HDD:12 ms
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:8.9 ms

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Comparison of 160GB Hybrid HDD, 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk
29 specifications	A Samsung 160GB Hybrid HDD View product	B Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk View product
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	22 ms	18 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	2 ms	0.8 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	12 ms	8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	600000 h	600000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions3 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	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 12000 m
Operating shockDiffers	325 G	63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	15000 G	300 G
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V; +12V
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	10 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Quantity per boxKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 pc(s)
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 dB
Flash memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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