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Samsung 300GB HDD vs Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 5identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 300GB HDD has 220 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (300 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung 300GB HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 300GB HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Samsung 300GB HDD, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 300GB HDD, 5 V on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 300GB HDD:300 GB
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:80 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 300GB HDD:7200 RPM
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 300GB HDD:3.5"
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:2.5"
  • Interface
    • 300GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 300GB HDD:18 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:22 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 300GB HDD:0.8 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:2 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 300GB HDD:8.9 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:12 ms
  • Average latency
    • 300GB HDD:4.17 ms
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5.6 ms

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Comparison of 300GB HDD, 80GB Serial ATA II HDD
34 specifications
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers300 GB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs600000 h330000 h
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.7 W0.3 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs0.45 W0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one2 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 12192 m15000
Operating shockDiffers63 G300 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G900 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one101.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one146.1 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one25.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers653 g100 g
Other features1 differ
Drive ready timeDiffers10 s4 s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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