Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB.

HDD capacity
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:160 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:16 MB
Average latency
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:4.16 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:5 - 55 °C
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:0 - 60 °C
Width
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:101.6 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:101 mm
Depth
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:146.1 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:146 mm
Height
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:25.4 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:26 mm
Weight
- 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk:635 g
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:690 g

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Comparison of 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk, Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB
33 specifications	A Samsung 160Gb sata II 300 7200rpm 8mb 20pk View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	500.000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.4 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
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
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 shock	350 G	350 G
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	146 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	690 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
Internal	Yes	Yes
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PCs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 dB

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