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Samsung 750GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk

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  • 9differ
  • 8identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 750GB Serial ATA II HDD has 500 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk (750 GB vs 250 GB). The Samsung 750GB Serial ATA II HDD has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). The Samsung 750GB Serial ATA II HDD has 7 G more operating shock than the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk (70 G vs 63 G). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 750GB Serial ATA II HDD, Serial ATA on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 750GB Serial ATA II HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 750GB Serial ATA II HDD:750 GB
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:250 GB
  • Interface
    • 750GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:Serial ATA
  • Average latency
    • 750GB Serial ATA II HDD:4.17 ms
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:4.16 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 750GB Serial ATA II HDD:0 - 60 °C
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:5 - 55 °C
  • Operating shock
    • 750GB Serial ATA II HDD:70 G
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:63 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • 750GB Serial ATA II HDD:350 G
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:300 G
  • Width
    • 750GB Serial ATA II HDD:101.5 mm
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:101.6 mm
  • Height
    • 750GB Serial ATA II HDD:26.1 mm
    • Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk:20 mm

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Comparison of 750GB Serial ATA II HDD, Barracuda ES.2 SATA 3.0-Gb/s 250-GB HD 20pk
35 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers750 GB250 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
Storage drive buffer size16 MB16 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms4.16 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one7.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 12000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers70 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers101.5 mm101.6 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers640 g362 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V±5%, +12V±10%Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one12 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1287 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source105 MB/s

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