Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB SATA II vs Seagate 1500GB 3.5" SATA II

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 160GB SATA II:160 GB
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:1.5 TB
HDD size
- 160GB SATA II:2.5"
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- 160GB SATA II:16 MB
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:32 MB
Average latency
- 160GB SATA II:4.17 ms
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:4.16 ms
Operating voltage
- 160GB SATA II:5 V
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:5 / 12 V
Width
- 160GB SATA II:69.8 mm
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:101.6 mm
Depth
- 160GB SATA II:100 mm
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:147 mm
Height
- 160GB SATA II:9.5 mm
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:26.1 mm

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Comparison of 160GB SATA II, 1500GB 3.5" SATA II
32 specifications	A Samsung 160GB SATA II View product	B Seagate 1500GB 3.5" SATA II View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.55 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.55 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °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
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.7 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3.000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	900 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	115 g	640 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 MB/s

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