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Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD vs Samsung 40GB HDD

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 15identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 120 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 40GB HDD (160 GB vs 40 GB). The Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 1 W more power consumption (typical) than the Samsung 40GB HDD (8.8 W vs 7.8 W). The Samsung 40GB HDD has 0.2 W more power consumption (standby) than the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD (0.7 W vs 0.5 W). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 40GB HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 40GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:160 GB
    • 40GB HDD:40 GB
  • Interface
    • 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:Ultra-ATA/133
    • 40GB HDD:Serial ATA II
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:8.8 W
    • 40GB HDD:7.8 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:0.5 W
    • 40GB HDD:0.7 W
  • Power consumption (PowerSave)
    • 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:0.5 W
    • 40GB HDD:0.7 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:5 - 55 °C
    • 40GB HDD:0 - 60 °C
  • Non-operating altitude
    • 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:12000
    • 40GB HDD:-304.8 - 12192 m

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Comparison of 160GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 40GB HDD
37 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB40 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek time18 ms18 ms
Track to track seek time0.8 ms0.8 ms
Average seek time8.9 ms8.9 ms
Average latency4.17 ms4.17 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)500000 h500000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs8.8 W7.8 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.5 W0.7 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs0.5 W0.7 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 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 vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers12000-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shock350 G350 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146.1 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source648 g
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS NoiseGuard SilentSeek
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one133 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one7 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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