Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB has 300 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk (500 GB vs 200 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk 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 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk, Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB.

HDD capacity
- 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk:200 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:500 GB
Interface
- 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk:Ultra-ATA/133
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk:8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:16 MB
Average latency
- 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:4.16 ms
Width
- 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk:101.6 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:101 mm
Depth
- 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk:146.1 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:146 mm
Height
- 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk:25.4 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:26 mm
Weight
- 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk:635 g
- Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB:690 g

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Comparison of 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk, Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB
31 specifications	A Samsung 200Gb ATA-7 133Mbps 7200rpm 8Mb 20pk View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 500GB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	200 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Bytes per sector	512	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	500.000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °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 shock	350 G	350 G
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	146 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	690 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V 5% / +12V 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	101.6 x 146.1 x 25.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 dB
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.4 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V

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