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Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail vs Samsung 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 21identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail has 0.4 W more power consumption (typical) than the Samsung 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail (10 W vs 9.6 W). The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail has 0.85 W more power consumption (standby) than the Samsung 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail (1.3 W vs 0.45 W). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail, Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail. Power requirements: +5V±5%;+12V±10% on the Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail, +5V; +12V on the Samsung 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail.

  • Interface
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:Serial ATA II
    • 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail:Ultra-ATA/133
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:16 MB
    • 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail:8 MB
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:10 W
    • 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail:9.6 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:1.3 W
    • 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail:0.45 W
  • Power requirements
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:+5V±5%;+12V±10%
    • 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail:+5V; +12V

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Comparison of 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail, 400GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Retail
33 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacity400 GB400 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/133
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek time18 ms18 ms
Track to track seek time0.8 ms0.8 ms
Average seek time8.9 ms8.9 ms
Average latency4.17 ms4.17 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)600000 h600000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs10 W9.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.3 W0.45 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 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 shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 12000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width147 mm147 mm
Depth101.6 mm101.6 mm
Height26.1 mm26.1 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source651 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers+5V±5%;+12V±10%+5V; +12V
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source133 MB/s
Drive ready time10 s10 s
InternalYesYes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 dB
HDD transfer rateKnown for one1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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