Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK vs Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk has 90 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK (250 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk 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 NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK, Serial ATA on the Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk.

HDD capacity
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:160 GB
- NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:250 GB
Interface
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:Ultra-ATA/133
- NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:8 MB
- NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:16 MB
Average latency
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:4.17 ms
- NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:4.16 ms
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK:-40 - 70 °C
- NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK, NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk
35 specifications	A Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 20-PK View product	B Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	250 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 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
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ms
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ms
Poweridentical
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)Known for one	0.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	0 - 60 °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
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	12000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V / +12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	133 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 x 146.55 x 25.654 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.7 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	726 g

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