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Samsung 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive vs Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 11identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 170 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (200 GB vs 30 GB). The Samsung 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 5 V on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive. Power requirements: +5V° 5% / +12V° 10% on the Samsung 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, +5V±5% on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:200 GB
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:30 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:7200 RPM
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:3.5"
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.5"
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:18 ms
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:22 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:0.8 ms
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2 ms
  • Average latency
    • 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:4.17 ms
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms
  • Start/stop cycles
    • 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:50000
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:300000
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:500000 h
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:330000 h

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Comparison of 200GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
32 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers200 GB30 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceUltra-ATA/133Ultra-ATA/133
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeDiffers18 ms22 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesDiffers50000300000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs500000 h330000 h
Access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.25 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 55 °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 altitude-305 - 3050 m-305 - 3050 m
Non-operating altitude-305 - 12200 m-305 - 12200 m
Operating shockDiffers63 G250 G
Non-operating shock350 G350 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm100 mm
DepthDiffers146.1 mm70 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers635 g100 g
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers+5V° 5% / +12V° 10%+5V±5%
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers133 MB/s100 MB/s
Drive ready timeDiffers7 s4 s
InternalYesYes

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