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Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 5identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE has 120 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (200 GB vs 80 GB). The Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE 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, IDE/ATA on the Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 200GB 3.5" IDE.

  • HDD capacity
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:80 GB
    • 200GB 3.5" IDE:200 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5400 RPM
    • 200GB 3.5" IDE:7200 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:2.5"
    • 200GB 3.5" IDE:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
    • 200GB 3.5" IDE:IDE/ATA
  • Average latency
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5.6 ms
    • 200GB 3.5" IDE:4.16 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:0.3 W
    • 200GB 3.5" IDE:0.8 W
  • Operating voltage
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5 V
    • 200GB 3.5" IDE:5 / 12 V
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5 - 55 °C
    • 200GB 3.5" IDE:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, 200GB 3.5" IDE
40 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB200 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIIDE/ATA
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.16 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.3 W0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.8 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 A
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers15000-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers300 G63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 mm
WeightDiffers100 g635 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Drive ready timeKnown for one4 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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