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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 400GB HDD vs Seagate 250GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 14identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 400GB HDD has 150 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 250GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (400 GB vs 250 GB). The Samsung 400GB HDD has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate 250GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). The Seagate 250GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 50 G more non-operating shock than the Samsung 400GB HDD (350 G vs 300 G). Operating altitude: -304.8 - 3048 m on the Samsung 400GB HDD, -60.96 - 3048 m on the Seagate 250GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100. Non-operating altitude: -304.8 - 12192 m on the Samsung 400GB HDD, -60.96 - 12192 m on the Seagate 250GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 400 GB
    • 250 GB
  • Average latency
    • 4.17 ms
    • 4.16 ms
  • Operating altitude
    • -304.8 - 3048 m
    • -60.96 - 3048 m
  • Non-operating altitude
    • -304.8 - 12192 m
    • -60.96 - 12192 m
  • Non-operating shock
    • 300 G
    • 350 G
  • Depth
    • 146.1 mm
    • 147 mm
  • Height
    • 25.4 mm
    • 26.1 mm
  • Weight
    • 653 g
    • 580 g

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38 specifications
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Samsung

400GB HDDView product
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Seagate

250GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers400 GB250 GB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 h
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383
HDD number of headsKnown for one16
Read seek timeKnown for one11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one12 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8.7 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.6 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.6 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one7.2 W
Start-up currentKnown for one2.6 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one2 G
Operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 3048 m-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 12192 m-60.96 - 12192 m
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G350 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers146.1 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers653 g580 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 s

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