Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 250GB HDD vs Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 250GB HDD has 190 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (250 GB vs 60 GB). The Samsung 250GB HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 250GB HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 250GB HDD, 5 V on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 250GB HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 250GB HDD:250 GB
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:60 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB HDD:7200 RPM
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 250GB HDD:3.5"
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.5"
Full stroke seek time
- 250GB HDD:18 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:22 ms
Track to track seek time
- 250GB HDD:0.8 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2 ms
Average seek time
- 250GB HDD:8.9 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:12 ms
Average latency
- 250GB HDD:4.17 ms
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms
Start/stop cycles
- 250GB HDD:50000
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:300000

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of 250GB HDD, 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
39 specifications	A Samsung 250GB HDD View product	B Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive View product
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	60 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Interface	Ultra-ATA/133	Ultra-ATA/133
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	18 ms	22 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	50000	300000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	500000 h	330000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	9 W	2.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 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 vibrationKnown for one	1.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	8 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-304.8 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-304.8 - 12192 m	12192
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	200 G
Non-operating shock	350 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	101.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	146.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	25.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	635 g	100 g
Other features1 differ
Drive ready timeDiffers	7 s	4 s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	431 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V±5%;
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 x 70 x 9.4 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 dB

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons