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Samsung 640GB HDD vs Samsung Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive

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  • 11differ
  • 9identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 640GB HDD has 560 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive (640 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung 640GB HDD has 14 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive (16 MB vs 2 MB). The Samsung Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive has 0.32 W more power consumption (standby) than the Samsung 640GB HDD (1.5 W vs 1.18 W). Average seek time: 8.9 ms on the Samsung 640GB HDD, 8.90 ms on the Samsung Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive. Operating altitude: -300 - 3000 m on the Samsung 640GB HDD, -300 - 3.000 m on the Samsung Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • 640GB HDD:640 GB
    • Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive:80 GB
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 640GB HDD:16 MB
    • Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive:2 MB
  • Average seek time
    • 640GB HDD:8.9 ms
    • Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive:8.90 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 640GB HDD:1.18 W
    • Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive:1.5 W
  • Operating altitude
    • 640GB HDD:-300 - 3000 m
    • Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive:-300 - 3.000 m
  • Non-operating shock
    • 640GB HDD:300 G
    • Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive:350 G
  • Width
    • 640GB HDD:101.5 mm
    • Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive:101.6 mm
  • Depth
    • 640GB HDD:147 mm
    • Spinpoint S HD081GJ internal hard drive:146 mm

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Comparison of 640GB HDD, HD081GJ
29 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers640 GB80 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB2 MB
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms8.90 ms
Average latency4.17 ms4.17 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cycles5000050000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8.56 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.18 W1.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.18 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 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 altitudeDiffers-300 - 3000 m-300 - 3.000 m
Non-operating altitude-300 - 12000 m-300 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for one70 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G350 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.5 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm146 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers610 g449 g
Other features1 differ
Drive ready timeDiffers12 s8 s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 MB/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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