Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk vs Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK

17specifications compared
4differ
13identical
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 Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK (160 GB vs 40 GB). The Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK has 499,500 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk (500000 h vs 500.000 h). The Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk has 0.2 W more power consumption (standby) than the Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK (0.9 W vs 0.7 W). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk, 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK.

HDD capacity
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:160 GB
- 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:40 GB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:500.000 h
- 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:500000 h
Power consumption (standby)
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:0.9 W
- 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:0.7 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:5 - 55 °C
- 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk, 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK
34 specifications	A Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk View product	B Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	40 GB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	500.000 h	500000 h
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.9 W	0.7 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12000
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
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
WeightKnown for one	635 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS NoiseGuard SilentSeek
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s

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