Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive vs Seagate SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:160 GB
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:3.5"
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:2.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:Serial ATA
Full stroke seek time
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:18 ms
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:30 ms
Track to track seek time
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:0.8 ms
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:2 ms
Average seek time
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:8.9 ms
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:14 ms
Average latency
- Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB:5.6 ms

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Comparison of HD161hj, SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB
39 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint S HD161hj internal hard drive Model HD161hj View product	B Seagate SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB View product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	18 ms	30 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	14 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	600 G
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Recording densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1490 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	265000
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 x 100.5 x 9.5 mm (2.75 x 3.96 x 0.374")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.11 kg (0.243 lbs)
Drive ready timeKnown for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.7 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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