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Samsung 250GB HDD vs Seagate 300GB HDD

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 11identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB HDD has 50 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 250GB HDD (300 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate 300GB HDD has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 250GB HDD (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Samsung 250GB HDD has 7.7 ms more full stroke seek time than the Seagate 300GB HDD (18 ms vs 10.3 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 250GB HDD, SCSI on the Seagate 300GB HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 250GB HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate 300GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 250GB HDD:250 GB
    • 300GB HDD:300 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 250GB HDD:7200 RPM
    • 300GB HDD:10000 RPM
  • Interface
    • 250GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/133
    • 300GB HDD:SCSI
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 250GB HDD:18 ms
    • 300GB HDD:10.3 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 250GB HDD:0.8 ms
    • 300GB HDD:0.2 ms
  • Average latency
    • 250GB HDD:4.17 ms
    • 300GB HDD:3 ms
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 250GB HDD:9 W
    • 300GB HDD:16.4 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 250GB HDD:7 W
    • 300GB HDD:10.1 W

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Comparison of 250GB HDD, 300GB HDD
36 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB300 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM10000 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133SCSI
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers18 ms10.3 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms0.2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one500000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.7 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs9 W16.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs7 W10.1 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions6 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)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating vibrationDiffers1.5 G1 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers8 G3 G
Operating altitude-304.8 - 3048 m-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude-304.8 - 12192 m-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers63 G40 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G225 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth146.1 mm146.1 mm
Height25.4 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers635 g726 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one7 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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