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Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive vs Seagate 300GB HDD

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 4identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB HDD has 270 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (300 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate 300GB HDD has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 300GB HDD 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 300GB HDD. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 300GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:30 GB
    • 300GB HDD:300 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
    • 300GB HDD:10000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.5"
    • 300GB HDD:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/133
    • 300GB HDD:SCSI
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:22 ms
    • 300GB HDD:10.3 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2 ms
    • 300GB HDD:0.2 ms
  • Average latency
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms
    • 300GB HDD:3 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5 V
    • 300GB HDD:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 300GB HDD
40 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers30 GB300 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133SCSI
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.7 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3 ms
Full stroke seek timeDiffers22 ms10.3 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers2 ms0.2 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms3 ms
Access timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one330000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.1 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
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 vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 G
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 G225 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers100 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers70 mm146.1 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers100 g726 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
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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