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Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive vs Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive

26specifications compared
17differ
9identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive has 130 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (160 GB vs 30 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, Serial ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 5 / 12 V on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:30 GB
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:160 GB
HDD speed
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.5"
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:3.5"
Interface
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/133
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:Serial ATA
Full stroke seek time
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:22 ms
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:18 ms
Track to track seek time
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2 ms
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:0.8 ms
Average latency
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:4.17 ms
Start/stop cycles
- 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:300000
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:50000

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Comparison of 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, SP1614C
33 specifications	A Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive View product	B Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive Model SP1614C View product
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	30 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Serial ATA
Access timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	22 ms	18 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	2 ms	0.8 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	4.17 ms
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	300000	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	330000 h	500000 h
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.25 W	0.9 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating shockDiffers	250 G	63 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	70 mm	146.1 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	100 g	635 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	100 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	7 s
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 dB

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