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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 20pk

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 3identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 20pk has 90 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD (250 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 20pk has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 20pk (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 160GB Serial ATA II HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160 GB
    • 250 GB
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 8 MB
    • 16 MB
  • Average latency
    • 4.17 ms
    • 4.16 ms

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36 specifications
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Samsung

160GB Serial ATA II HDDView product
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Seagate

Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 20pkView product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB250 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.5 W
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one12000
Operating shockKnown for one63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one350 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V / +12V
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one300 MB/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one7 s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm
USB poweredKnown for oneNo
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one2
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one5
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one146.9 mm
HeightKnown for one26 mm
WeightKnown for one635 g

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