Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail vs Seagate DB35 7200.2 200GB Ultra ATA 100

12specifications compared
3differ
9identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:500 GB
- DB35 7200.2 200GB Ultra ATA 100:200 GB
Interface
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:Serial ATA II
- DB35 7200.2 200GB Ultra ATA 100:Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:16 MB
- DB35 7200.2 200GB Ultra ATA 100:8 MB

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Comparison of 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail, DB35 7200.2 200GB Ultra ATA 100
33 specifications	A Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail View product	B Seagate DB35 7200.2 200GB Ultra ATA 100 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	200 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sector	512	512
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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 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 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
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
Internal	Yes	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.4 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	867.2 Mbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB/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	580 g

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