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Samsung 1TB HDD vs Seagate 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 14identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 1TB HDD has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Seagate 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB has 0.2 ms more track to track seek time than the Samsung 1TB HDD (1 ms vs 0.8 ms). The Samsung 1TB HDD has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Samsung 1TB HDD, 400 GB on the Seagate 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB. Operating altitude: -304.8 - 3048 m on the Samsung 1TB HDD, -60.96 - 3048 m on the Seagate 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB.

  • HDD capacity
    • 1TB HDD:1 TB
    • 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB:400 GB
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 1TB HDD:16 MB
    • 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB:8 MB
  • Track to track seek time
    • 1TB HDD:0.8 ms
    • 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB:1 ms
  • Average latency
    • 1TB HDD:4.17 ms
    • 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB:4.16 ms
  • Operating altitude
    • 1TB HDD:-304.8 - 3048 m
    • 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB:-60.96 - 3048 m
  • Non-operating altitude
    • 1TB HDD:-304.8 - 12192 m
    • 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB:-60.96 - 12192 m
  • Operating shock
    • 1TB HDD:70 G
    • 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB:68 G
  • Depth
    • 1TB HDD:147 mm
    • 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB:146.9 mm

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Comparison of 1TB HDD, 7200.10 Serial ATA 400GB
40 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB400 GB
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms1 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one20 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 A
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
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 3048 m-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 12192 m-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers70 G68 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers147 mm146.9 mm
WeightDiffers810 g635 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.9 x 147 x 26.1 mm (4.01 x 5.79 x 1.03")
Weight (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.635 kg (1.4 lbs)
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 sUnknown — not stated by the source

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