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Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk vs Samsung 40GB SATA Hard Drive

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk has 120 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 40GB SATA Hard Drive (160 GB vs 40 GB). The Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 40GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 40GB SATA Hard Drive has 4 ms more full stroke seek time than the Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk (22 ms vs 18 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk, Serial ATA on the Samsung 40GB SATA Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:160 GB
- 40GB SATA Hard Drive:40 GB
HDD speed
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:7200 RPM
- 40GB SATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
Interface
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:Serial ATA II
- 40GB SATA Hard Drive:Serial ATA
Full stroke seek time
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:18 ms
- 40GB SATA Hard Drive:22 ms
Track to track seek time
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:0.8 ms
- 40GB SATA Hard Drive:2 ms
Average seek time
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:8.9 ms
- 40GB SATA Hard Drive:12 ms
Average latency
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:4.17 ms
- 40GB SATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:500.000 h
- 40GB SATA Hard Drive:330000 h

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Comparison of 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk, 40GB SATA Hard Drive
32 specifications	A Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk View product	B Samsung 40GB SATA Hard Drive View product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	18 ms	22 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	500.000 h	330000 h
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	100 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	70 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	9.4 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	100 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	20 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V±5% / 12V±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	101.6 x 146.1 x 25.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PCs	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	428 Mbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 MB/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 s

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