Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

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

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 160GB SATA II HDD, 20-pk:160 GB
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- 160GB SATA II HDD, 20-pk:8 MB
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:16 MB
Power consumption (standby)
- 160GB SATA II HDD, 20-pk:1.5 W
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:1.2 W

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Comparison of 160GB SATA II HDD, 20-pk, 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk
29 specifications	A Samsung 160GB SATA II HDD, 20-pk View product	B Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 ms
Track to track seek time	0.8 ms	0.8 ms
Average seek time	8.9 ms	8.9 ms
Average latency	4.17 ms	4.17 ms
Bytes per sector	512	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)	8 W	8 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.5 W	1.2 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °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 altitude	0 - 3000 m	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitude	0 - 12000 m	0 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V; +12V
Drive ready time	10 s	10 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Quantity per box	20 pc(s)	20 pc(s)
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 dB
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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