All categories
Phones & WearablesView all 31

Departments

Phones & WearablesComputers & TabletsComponents & StorageNetworkingPrinting & OfficePower & ChargingTV, Audio & VideoGaming, Toys & RobotsKitchen AppliancesHome AppliancesPersonal Care & HealthSmart Home & SecurityCar & MobilityTools & GardenCameras & Photo

Shopping country

Browse

All categoriesCompare products

Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive vs Seagate 40GB HD

Add a product
  • 17specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 6identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 40GB HD has 10 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (40 GB vs 30 GB). The Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 40GB HD (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 40GB HD (8 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 40GB HD. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the Samsung 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, -40 - 65 °C on the Seagate 40GB HD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 30 GB
    • 40 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400 RPM
    • 4200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Ultra-ATA/133
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 8 MB
    • 2 MB
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 0.25 W
    • 0.36 W
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • -40 - 70 °C
    • -40 - 65 °C
  • Operating shock
    • 250 G
    • 225 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • 350 G
    • 800 G

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only
39 specifications
A

Samsung

30GB Ultra ATA Hard DriveView product
B

Seagate

40GB HDView product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers30 GB40 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM4200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
Access timeKnown for one12 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one300000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 h
TypeKnown for oneHDD
Component forKnown for oneLaptop
HDD number of headsKnown for one2
Average seek timeKnown for one12 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.25 W0.36 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one2.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.97 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one2.4 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one2.4 W
Start-up currentKnown for one1.2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one-305 - 3050 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-305 - 12200 m
Operating shockDiffers250 G225 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G800 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers100 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers70 mm100.2 mm
WeightDiffers100 g99 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V±5%
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one100 MB/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one4 s
InternalKnown for oneYes

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.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons