Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung HD502IJ - 500GB vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HD502IJ - 500GB:500 GB
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:160 GB
Interface
- HD502IJ - 500GB:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- HD502IJ - 500GB:16 MB
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:8 MB
Write seek time
- HD502IJ - 500GB:8.9 ms
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:12 ms
Average latency
- HD502IJ - 500GB:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:4.16 ms
Operating shock
- HD502IJ - 500GB:70 G
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:65 G
Width
- HD502IJ - 500GB:101.5 mm
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:101.6 mm
Height
- HD502IJ - 500GB:26.1 mm
- Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive:20.2 mm

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Comparison of HD502IJ - 500GB, Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive
28 specifications	A Samsung HD502IJ - 500GB View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Write seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
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 altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	65 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	101.6 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	20.2 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	390 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5%, +12V±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s

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