Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit has 160 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 (320 GB vs 160 GB). The Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit has 14 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 (16 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 has 7.7 ms more track to track seek time than the Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit (8.5 ms vs 0.8 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100.

HDD capacity
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:320 GB
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:160 GB
Interface
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:16 MB
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:2 MB
Track to track seek time
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:0.8 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:8.5 ms
Average latency
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:4.16 ms
Non-operating shock
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:350 G
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:300 G
Acoustic pressure emissions
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:2.4 dB
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100:2.7 dB

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Comparison of 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit, Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100
33 specifications	A Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB Ultra ATA/100 View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	160 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	2 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	8.5 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	300 G
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V; +12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	2.4 dB	2.7 dB
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 g

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