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Samsung 1TB HDD vs Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 4identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 1TB HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 1TB HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Samsung 1TB HDD has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD (16 MB vs 8 MB). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Samsung 1TB HDD, 80 GB on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD. Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 1TB HDD, Serial ATA on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 1TB HDD:1 TB
    • 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:80 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 1TB HDD:7200 RPM
    • 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 1TB HDD:3.5"
    • 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:2.5"
  • Interface
    • 1TB HDD:Serial ATA II
    • 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 1TB HDD:16 MB
    • 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:8 MB
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 1TB HDD:20 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:22 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 1TB HDD:0.8 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:2 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 1TB HDD:8.9 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:12 ms

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Comparison of 1TB HDD, 80GB Serial ATA I HDD
32 specifications
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers20 ms22 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms12 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one8.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one9.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one9.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °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 altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers70 G325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G1000 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one101.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one147 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one26.1 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one810 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Drive ready timeDiffers10 s3.5 s
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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