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Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD vs Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 5identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 170 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (250 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD has 4 ms more full stroke seek time than the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD (22 ms vs 18 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:250 GB
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:80 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:7200 RPM
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:Ultra-ATA/133
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:18 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:22 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:0.8 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:2 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:8.9 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:12 ms
  • Average latency
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:4.17 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5.6 ms
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:500000 h
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:330000 h

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Comparison of 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 80GB Serial ATA II HDD
27 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers18 ms22 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms12 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs500000 h330000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.5 W0.3 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 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)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Non-operating altitudeDiffers1200015000
Operating shockDiffers63 G300 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G900 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 g
Other features1 differ
Drive ready timeDiffers7 s4 s
InternalYesYes
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V / +12VUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one133 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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