Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:500 GB
- Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II:750 GB
Track to track seek time
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:0.8 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II:8.5 ms
Average latency
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II:4.16 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:1.2 W
- Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II:0.8 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:0 - 60 °C
- Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II:0 - 40 °C
Acoustic pressure emissions
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:2.4 dB
- Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II:2.7 dB

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Comparison of 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk, Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II
33 specifications	A Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA-II View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	8.5 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	0.8 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V; +12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per boxKnown for one	20 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	2.4 dB	2.7 dB
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	720 g

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