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
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
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Operational conditionsidentical
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
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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