Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive has 90 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk (250 GB vs 160 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk has 7.7 ms more track to track seek time than the Samsung Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive (8.5 ms vs 0.8 ms).

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive:250 GB
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk:160 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive:8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk:2 MB
Track to track seek time
- Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive:0.8 ms
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk:8.5 ms
Width
- Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive:102 mm
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk:101.6 mm
Depth
- Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive:146 mm
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk:147 mm
Height
- Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive:25 mm
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk:26.1 mm
Weight
- Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive:610 g
- Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk:380 g

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Comparison of HD251KJ, Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk
29 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint T HD251KJ internal hard drive Model HD251KJ View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 20pk View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	8.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	146 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	380 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCs
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 dB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	102 x 146 x 25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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