Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB

15specifications compared
6differ
9identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK (500 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB.

HDD capacity
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:160 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:500 GB
Interface
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:Ultra-ATA/133
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:16 MB
Average latency
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:4.16 ms
Power consumption (PowerSave)
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:0.4 W
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:7.4 W
Drive device, transfer rate
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:133 MB/s
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:300 MB/s

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Comparison of 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK, Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB
32 specifications	A Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	0.4 W	7.4 W
Operational conditionsidentical
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 altitudeKnown for one	12000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V / +12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	133 MB/s	300 MB/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 dB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	690 g

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