Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II

Key differences

The Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 420 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (500 GB vs 80 GB). The Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA II.

• HDD capacity
  • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:80 GB
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:500 GB
• HDD speed
  • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5400 RPM
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:7200 RPM
• HDD size
  • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:2.5"
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:3.5"
• Storage drive buffer size
  • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:8 MB
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:16 MB
• Average latency
  • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5.6 ms
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:4.16 ms
• Operating voltage
  • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5 V
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:5 / 12 V
• Operating temperature (T-T)
  • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:5 - 55 °C
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:0 - 60 °C
• Non-operating altitude
  • 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:15000
  • 500GB 3.5" SATA II:-60.96 - 12192 m