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Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 1identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD has 44 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI (80 GB vs 36 GB). The Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI 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, SCSI on the Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI.

  • HDD capacity
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:80 GB
    • 36GB 3.5" SCSI:36 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5400 RPM
    • 36GB 3.5" SCSI:10000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:2.5"
    • 36GB 3.5" SCSI:3.5"
  • Interface
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
    • 36GB 3.5" SCSI:SCSI
  • Average latency
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5.6 ms
    • 36GB 3.5" SCSI:3 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:0.3 W
    • 36GB 3.5" SCSI:6.78 W
  • Operating voltage
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5 V
    • 36GB 3.5" SCSI:5 / 12 V
  • Non-operating shock
    • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:900 G
    • 36GB 3.5" SCSI:225 G

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Comparison of 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, 36GB 3.5" SCSI
33 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB36 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISCSI
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
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.3 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.3 W6.78 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.56 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 55 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one15000Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G225 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers100 g726 g
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source146 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one4 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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