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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 3identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 80 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (160 GB vs 80 GB). The Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 80 GB
    • 160 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400 RPM
    • 7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 2.5"
    • 3.5"
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA II
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 8 MB
    • 2 MB
  • Average latency
    • 5.6 ms
    • 4.16 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • 5 V
    • 5 / 12 V
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 55 °C
    • 0 - 60 °C

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37 specifications
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Samsung

80GB Serial ATA II HDDView product
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Seagate

160GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB160 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
TypeKnown for oneHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383
HDD number of headsKnown for one16
Read seek timeKnown for one11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one12 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.16 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 h
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.3 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.2 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °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 altitudeKnown for one-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers15000-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers300 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G350 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one146.9 mm
HeightKnown for one26 mm
WeightDiffers100 g580 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one2
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one5
Drive ready timeKnown for one4 s
InternalKnown for oneYes

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