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Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 8identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100 has 350 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD (750 GB vs 400 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100 has 2.1 ms more average seek time than the Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD (11 ms vs 8.9 ms). The Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100 (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD:400 GB
    • Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100:750 GB
  • Interface
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
    • Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Average seek time
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD:8.9 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100:11 ms
  • Average latency
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD:4.17 ms
    • Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100:4.16 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD:1.3 W
    • Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100:0.8 W
  • Operating shock
    • 400GB Serial ATA II HDD:63 G
    • Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100:68 G

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Comparison of 400GB Serial ATA II HDD, Barracuda 7200.10 750GB ATA100
31 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers400 GB750 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size16 MB16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms11 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one10 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.3 W0.8 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 12000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers63 G68 G
Non-operating shock300 G300 G
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V±5%;+12V±10%Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source720 g

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