Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD vs Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 24 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD (32 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD has 3.1 ms more average seek time than the Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk (12 ms vs 8.9 ms). HDD capacity: 160 GB on the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD, 1 TB on the Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk. Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk.

HDD capacity
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:160 GB
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:1 TB
HDD speed
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:5400 RPM
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:7200 RPM
Interface
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:Serial ATA
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:8 MB
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:32 MB
Average seek time
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:12 ms
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:8.9 ms
Average latency
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:5.6 ms
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:4.17 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:5 - 55 °C
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating shock
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:1000 G
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:350 G

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Comparison of 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD, 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk
33 specifications	A Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD View product	B Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Average seek timeDiffers	12 ms	8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	4.17 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	330000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.7 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions2 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)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.5 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	98 g	640 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V±5%, +12V±10%
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	12 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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