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Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD vs Samsung 300GB HDD

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 11identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 300GB HDD has 50 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD (300 GB vs 250 GB). The Samsung 300GB HDD has 100,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD (600000 h vs 500000 h). The Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 0.6 W more power consumption (typical) than the Samsung 300GB HDD (9 W vs 8.4 W). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Samsung 300GB HDD. Non-operating altitude: 12000 on the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, -304.8 - 12192 m on the Samsung 300GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:250 GB
    • 300GB HDD:300 GB
  • Interface
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:Ultra-ATA/133
    • 300GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:500000 h
    • 300GB HDD:600000 h
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:9 W
    • 300GB HDD:8.4 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:0.5 W
    • 300GB HDD:0.7 W
  • Non-operating altitude
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:12000
    • 300GB HDD:-304.8 - 12192 m
  • Non-operating shock
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:350 G
    • 300GB HDD:300 G
  • Drive ready time
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:7 s
    • 300GB HDD:10 s

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Comparison of 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 300GB HDD
36 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB300 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133Ultra-ATA/100
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek time18 ms18 ms
Track to track seek time0.8 ms0.8 ms
Average seek time8.9 ms8.9 ms
Average latency4.17 ms4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs500000 h600000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs9 W8.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.5 W0.7 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.45 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers12000-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146.1 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source653 g
Other features1 differ
Drive ready timeDiffers7 s10 s
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V / +12VUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one133 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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