Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive vs Seagate 250GB 3.5" SATA II

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive has 50 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 250GB 3.5" SATA II (300 GB vs 250 GB). The Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate 250GB 3.5" SATA II (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). The Seagate 250GB 3.5" SATA II has 50 G more non-operating shock than the Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive (350 G vs 300 G). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive, Serial ATA II on the Seagate 250GB 3.5" SATA II.

HDD capacity
- HD300LD internal hard drive:300 GB
- 250GB 3.5" SATA II:250 GB
Interface
- HD300LD internal hard drive:Ultra-ATA/100
- 250GB 3.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
Average latency
- HD300LD internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- 250GB 3.5" SATA II:4.16 ms
Non-operating shock
- HD300LD internal hard drive:300 G
- 250GB 3.5" SATA II:350 G
Depth
- HD300LD internal hard drive:146.1 mm
- 250GB 3.5" SATA II:147 mm
Height
- HD300LD internal hard drive:25.4 mm
- 250GB 3.5" SATA II:26.1 mm
Weight
- HD300LD internal hard drive:653.17 g
- 250GB 3.5" SATA II:580 g

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Comparison of HD300LD, 250GB 3.5" SATA II
40 specifications	A Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive Model HD300LD View product	B Seagate 250GB 3.5" SATA II View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
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
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16383
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.6 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating shock	63 G	63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	350 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 12192 m
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	653.17 g	580 g
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
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	29 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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