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Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK vs Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 6identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk has 210 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK (250 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK, Serial ATA on the Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the Samsung 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:40 GB
    • NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:250 GB
  • Interface
    • 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:Serial ATA II
    • NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:8 MB
    • NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:16 MB
  • Average latency
    • 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:4.17 ms
    • NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:4.16 ms
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK:-40 - 70 °C
    • NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 40GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-PK, NL35 Series 250GB SATA 20pk
34 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers40 GB250 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek time0.8 ms0.8 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one500000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 ms
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.7 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.7 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C0 - 60 °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
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one12000Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one63 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one350 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for oneRoHS NoiseGuard SilentSeekUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one300 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 x 146.55 x 25.654 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146.6 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.7 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source726 g

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