Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 250GB SATA II vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB SATA II:250 GB
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:160 GB
Interface
- 250GB SATA II:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 250GB SATA II:16 MB
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:8 MB
Average latency
- 250GB SATA II:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:4.16 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 250GB SATA II:5 - 55 °C
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating shock
- 250GB SATA II:900 G
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:350 G
Width
- 250GB SATA II:69.8 mm
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:101.6 mm
Depth
- 250GB SATA II:100 mm
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:147 mm

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Comparison of 250GB SATA II, Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive
32 specifications	A Samsung 250GB SATA II View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.55 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.55 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.7 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3.000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers	900 G	350 G
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	20.2 mm
WeightDiffers	115 g	390 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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