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Samsung 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD vs Seagate DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 5identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100 has 360 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD (400 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100 has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Samsung 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 44.5 mm more width than the Seagate DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100 (146.1 mm vs 101.6 mm). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:40 GB
    • DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100:400 GB
  • Interface
    • 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:Ultra-ATA/133
    • DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:2 MB
    • DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100:8 MB
  • Width
    • 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:146.1 mm
    • DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100:101.6 mm
  • Depth
    • 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:101.6 mm
    • DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100:147 mm
  • Height
    • 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:25.4 mm
    • DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100:26.1 mm
  • Weight
    • 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:631 g
    • DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100:710 g

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Comparison of 40GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, DB35 7200.2 400GB Ultra ATA 100
28 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers40 GB400 GB
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB8 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 timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one4.17 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one7 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers146.1 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers101.6 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers631 g710 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one5 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.5 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source815.2 Mbit/s
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%

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