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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 80GB HDD vs Seagate 100GB HDD

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 8identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 100GB HDD has 20 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB HDD (100 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung 80GB HDD has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 100GB HDD (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung 80GB HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 100GB HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 80GB HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 100GB HDD. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 80GB HDD, 5 V on the Seagate 100GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 80 GB
    • 100 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 7200 RPM
    • 4200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 3.5"
    • 2.5"
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Average latency
    • 4.17 ms
    • 5.6 ms
  • Start/stop cycles
    • 50000
    • 20000
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 7.8 W
    • 2.3 W
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 0.7 W
    • 0.2 W

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42 specifications
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Samsung

80GB HDDView product
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Seagate

100GB HDDView product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB100 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Access timeKnown for one8.9 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesDiffers5000020000
Component forKnown for oneLaptop
HDD number of headsKnown for one4
Average seek timeKnown for one12.5 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 h
Power6 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs7.8 W2.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.7 W0.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.7 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs6.8 W0.99 W
Power consumption (read)Differs8 W2.05 W
Power consumption (write)Differs8 W2.1 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1 A
Operational conditions5 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)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating vibrationDiffers1.5 G1 G
Non-operating vibrationDiffers8 G5 G
Operating altitude-304.8 - 3048 m-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude-304.8 - 12192 m-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers63 G250 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers146.1 mm100.2 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers648 g98 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one5V°±5% / 12V°±10%
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one101.6 x 146.1 x 25.4 mm
Drive ready timeKnown for one7 s
InternalKnown for oneYes

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