Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive vs Seagate 400GB HDD

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 400GB HDD has 320 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (400 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 0.9 ms more average seek time than the Seagate 400GB HDD (8.9 ms vs 8 ms). The Samsung 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate 400GB HDD (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 400GB HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 400GB HDD.

HDD capacity
- 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:80 GB
- 400GB HDD:400 GB
Interface
- 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/133
- 400GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
Average seek time
- 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:8.9 ms
- 400GB HDD:8 ms
Average latency
- 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:4.17 ms
- 400GB HDD:4.16 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:0.5 W
- 400GB HDD:0.8 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:5 - 55 °C
- 400GB HDD:0 - 60 °C
Operating altitude
- 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:-305 - 3050 m
- 400GB HDD:-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude
- 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive:-305 - 12200 m
- 400GB HDD:-60.96 - 12192 m

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Comparison of 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 400GB HDD
38 specifications	A Samsung 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive View product	B Seagate 400GB HDD View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	400 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Ultra-ATA/100
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	8 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	500000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.5 W	0.8 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 3050 m	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 12200 m	-60.96 - 12192 m
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V°±5% / 12V°±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	133 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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