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Samsung 160GB SATA II HDD vs Samsung 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 2identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 160GB SATA II HDD:160 GB
    • 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD:60 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 160GB SATA II HDD:7200 RPM
    • 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD:4200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 160GB SATA II HDD:3.5"
    • 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD:1.8"
  • Interface
    • 160GB SATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
    • 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD:Ultra-ATA/66
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 160GB SATA II HDD:8 MB
    • 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD:2 MB
  • Track to track seek time
    • 160GB SATA II HDD:0.8 ms
    • 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD:3 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 160GB SATA II HDD:8.9 ms
    • 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD:15 ms
  • Average latency
    • 160GB SATA II HDD:4.17 ms
    • 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD:7.14 ms

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Comparison of 160GB SATA II HDD, 60GB Ultra-ATA/66 HDD
33 specifications
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB60 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"1.8"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/66
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms3 ms
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms15 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms7.14 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs600000 h300000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs8 W0.65 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.5 W0.3 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V3.3 V
Operational conditions6 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-20 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%8 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%8 - 95%
Operating altitudeDiffers0 - 3000 m-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers0 - 12000 m-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1500 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source54 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+3.3V
Disks included quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
InternalYesYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one300 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 sUnknown — not stated by the source

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