Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 250GB SATA vs Seagate Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB SATA:250 GB
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:160 GB
Power consumption (standby)
- 250GB SATA:0.25 W
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:0.57 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 250GB SATA:5 - 55 °C
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:0 - 75 °C
Operating shock
- 250GB SATA:325 G
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:70 G
Non-operating shock
- 250GB SATA:1000 G
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:300 G
Width
- 250GB SATA:69.8 mm
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:101.8 mm
Depth
- 250GB SATA:100 mm
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:147 mm
Height
- 250GB SATA:9.5 mm
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:20.2 mm

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Comparison of 250GB SATA, Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive
37 specifications	A Samsung 250GB SATA View product	B Seagate Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.25 W	0.57 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.03 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 75 °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	0.7 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	325 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	20.2 mm
WeightDiffers	102 g	415 g
Other features1 differ
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	6 s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	826 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5V ± 5%, 12V ± 10%
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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