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Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD vs Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive (160 GB vs 120 GB). The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive (8 MB vs 2 MB).

HDD capacity
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:160 GB
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:120 GB
HDD speed
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:5400 RPM
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:4200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:8 MB
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:2 MB
Full stroke seek time
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:22 ms
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:26 ms
Track to track seek time
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:2 ms
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:3 ms
Average latency
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:5.6 ms
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:15 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:330000 h
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:300000 h
Width
- 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD:69.8 mm
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:71 mm

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Comparison of 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD, HS120JB
25 specifications	A Samsung 160GB Serial ATA 2.5"HDD View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive Model HS120JB View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	4200 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	22 ms	26 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	2 ms	3 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	15 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	330000 h	300000 h
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	71 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	54 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	5 mm
WeightDiffers	98 g	48 g
Other features1 differ
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
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	2 s
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	478 Mbit/s

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