Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive vs Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). The Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 0.9 mm more depth than the Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive (147 mm vs 146.1 mm).

Storage drive buffer size
- HD300LD internal hard drive:8 MB
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:16 MB
Average latency
- HD300LD internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:4.16 ms
Depth
- HD300LD internal hard drive:146.1 mm
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:147 mm
Height
- HD300LD internal hard drive:25.4 mm
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:26.1 mm
Weight
- HD300LD internal hard drive:653.17 g
- 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100:655 g

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Comparison of HD300LD, 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100
43 specifications	A Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive Model HD300LD View product	B Seagate 300GB 3.5" Ultra ATA/100 View product
Features2 differ
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 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 sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 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 conditionsidentical
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
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	653.17 g	655 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
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5

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