Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive has 50 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 (300 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, 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 Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Power requirements: +5V±5%,+12V±10% on the Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive, 2.6 on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100.

HDD capacity
- HD300LD internal hard drive:300 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100:250 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- HD300LD internal hard drive:8 MB
- Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100:16 MB
Average latency
- HD300LD internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100:4.16 ms
Depth
- HD300LD internal hard drive:146.1 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100:146.9 mm
Height
- HD300LD internal hard drive:25.4 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100:26 mm
Weight
- HD300LD internal hard drive:653.17 g
- Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100:635 g
Power requirements
- HD300LD internal hard drive:+5V±5%,+12V±10%
- Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100:2.6

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Comparison of HD300LD, Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100
36 specifications	A Samsung HD300LD internal hard drive Model HD300LD View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250, Ultra ATA/100 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	250 GB
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 number of cylindersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	63 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	146.9 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	653.17 g	635 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	+5V±5%,+12V±10%	2.6
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
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	29 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 x 146.9 x 26.04 mm
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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