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Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack vs Samsung 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 6identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack has 320 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (400 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD (16 MB vs 8 MB). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Samsung 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack, 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:400 GB
    • 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:80 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:7200 RPM
    • 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:Serial ATA II
    • 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:16 MB
    • 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:8 MB
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:18 ms
    • 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:22 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:0.8 ms
    • 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:2 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:8.9 ms
    • 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:12 ms
  • Average latency
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack:4.17 ms
    • 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5.6 ms

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Comparison of 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pack, 80GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD
26 specifications
Features9 differ
HDD capacityDiffers400 GB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers18 ms22 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms12 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs600000 h330000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs10 W4.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.3 W0.1 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.25 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Operating shockDiffers63 G300 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G1000 G
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers+5V±5%;+12V±10%+5V
Drive ready timeDiffers10 s4 s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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