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Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive vs Seagate 146.8GB HD

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 4identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 146.8GB HD has 116 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (146 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate 146.8GB HD has 9,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (15000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 146.8GB HD 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, SCSI on the Seagate 146.8GB HD. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 146.8GB HD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:30 GB
    • 146.8GB HD:146 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
    • 146.8GB HD:15000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.5"
    • 146.8GB HD:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/133
    • 146.8GB HD:SCSI
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:22 ms
    • 146.8GB HD:7.9 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2 ms
    • 146.8GB HD:0.2 ms
  • Average latency
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms
    • 146.8GB HD:2 ms
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:330000 h
    • 146.8GB HD:1400000 h

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Comparison of 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 146.8GB HD
38 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers30 GB146 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133SCSI
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Access timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeDiffers22 ms7.9 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers2 ms0.2 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms2 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one300000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs330000 h1400000 h
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 ms
SMART technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 55 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating altitudeDiffers-305 - 3050 m-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-305 - 12200 m-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers250 G40 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G250 G
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.4 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers100 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers70 mm146.1 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers100 g730 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V±5%Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one100 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one4 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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