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Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive vs Seagate 300GB HDD

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 4identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB HDD has 240 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (300 GB vs 60 GB). The Seagate 300GB HDD has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 300GB HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, SCSI on the Seagate 300GB HDD. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 300GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:60 GB
    • 300GB HDD:300 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5400 RPM
    • 300GB HDD:10000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.5"
    • 300GB HDD:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/133
    • 300GB HDD:SCSI
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:22 ms
    • 300GB HDD:10.3 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2 ms
    • 300GB HDD:0.2 ms
  • Average latency
    • 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5.6 ms
    • 300GB HDD:3 ms
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:2.4 W
    • 300GB HDD:16.4 W

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Comparison of 60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 300GB HDD
44 specifications
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers60 GB300 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133SCSI
Full stroke seek timeDiffers22 ms10.3 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers2 ms0.2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one300000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.7 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs2.4 W16.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.1 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Non-operating altitudeDiffers12192-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers200 G40 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G225 G
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers100 g726 g
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146.1 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one431 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V±5%;Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one100 x 70 x 9.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one100 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one4 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.2 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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