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Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive vs Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

25specifications compared
4differ
21identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 30 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (60 GB vs 30 GB). The Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 50 G more operating shock than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (250 G vs 200 G). Non-operating altitude: -305 - 12200 m on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 12192 on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive. Power requirements: +5V±5% on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, +5V±5%; on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:30 GB
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:60 GB
Non-operating altitude
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:-305 - 12200 m
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:12192
Operating shock
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:250 G
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:200 G
Power requirements
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:+5V±5%
- 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:+5V±5%;

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Comparison of 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
36 specifications	A Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive View product	B Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	30 GB	60 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Ultra-ATA/133	Ultra-ATA/133
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek time	22 ms	22 ms
Track to track seek time	2 ms	2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average latency	5.6 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cycles	300000	300000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	330000 h	330000 h
Access timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Power consumption (standby)	0.25 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 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 altitudeDiffers	-305 - 12200 m	12192
Operating shockDiffers	250 G	200 G
Non-operating shock	350 G	350 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-305 - 3050 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	100 g	100 g
WidthKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	70 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	431 Mbit/s
Power requirementsDiffers	+5V±5%	+5V±5%;
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 x 70 x 9.4 mm
Drive device, transfer rate	100 MB/s	100 MB/s
Drive ready time	4 s	4 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 dB

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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