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Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Samsung 60GB HDD

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD has 190 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 60GB HDD (250 GB vs 60 GB). The Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 60GB HDD (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD has 0.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the Samsung 60GB HDD (9.5 W vs 9 W). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 60GB HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 60GB HDD.

HDD capacity
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD:250 GB
- 60GB HDD:60 GB
Interface
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
- 60GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/133
Storage drive buffer size
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD:8 MB
- 60GB HDD:2 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD:9.5 W
- 60GB HDD:9 W
Power consumption (standby)
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD:1.5 W
- 60GB HDD:0.4 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD:0 - 60 °C
- 60GB HDD:5 - 55 °C
Non-operating altitude
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD:12000
- 60GB HDD:-304.8 - 12192 m

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Comparison of 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 60GB HDD
39 specifications	A Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD View product	B Samsung 60GB HDD View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	60 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra-ATA/133
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	9.5 W	9 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.5 W	0.4 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	12000	-304.8 - 12192 m
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.1 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	657 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5%;+12V±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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