Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD vs Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB

13specifications compared
5differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB has 80 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD (160 GB vs 80 GB). The Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB has 0.5 ms more average seek time than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD (12.5 ms vs 12 ms). The Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB has 25 G more operating shock than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD (350 G vs 325 G). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB.

HDD capacity
- 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:80 GB
- 5400 PSD SATA 160GB:160 GB
Average seek time
- 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:12 ms
- 5400 PSD SATA 160GB:12.5 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:5 - 55 °C
- 5400 PSD SATA 160GB:0 - 60 °C
Operating shock
- 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:325 G
- 5400 PSD SATA 160GB:350 G
Non-operating shock
- 80GB Serial ATA I HDD:1000 G
- 5400 PSD SATA 160GB:900 G

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Comparison of 80GB Serial ATA I HDD, 5400 PSD SATA 160GB
35 specifications	A Samsung 80GB Serial ATA I HDD View product	B Seagate 5400 PSD SATA 160GB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	160 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Average seek timeDiffers	12 ms	12.5 ms
Average latency	5.6 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers	325 G	350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	900 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	3.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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