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Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II vs Samsung Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive

21specifications compared
5differ
16identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB Serial ATA II:320 GB
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:160 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- 320GB Serial ATA II:16 MB
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:8 MB
Non-operating shock
- 320GB Serial ATA II:300 G
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:350 G
Drive ready time
- 320GB Serial ATA II:10 s
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:8 s
Acoustic pressure emissions
- 320GB Serial ATA II:2.4 dB
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:2.7 dB

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Comparison of 320GB Serial ATA II, HD161hj
29 specifications	A Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II View product	B Samsung Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive Model HD161hj View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	160 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek time	18 ms	18 ms
Track to track seek time	0.8 ms	0.8 ms
Average seek time	8.9 ms	8.9 ms
Average latency	4.17 ms	4.17 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	600000 h	600000 h
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating shock	63 G	63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	350 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 12000 m
Other features2 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	10 s	8 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	2.4 dB	2.7 dB

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