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Samsung SATA II 1.5TB vs Seagate Pipeline HD 1-TB

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 9identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • SATA II 1.5TB:1.5 TB
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:1 TB
  • HDD speed
    • SATA II 1.5TB:5400 RPM
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:5900 RPM
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • SATA II 1.5TB:32 MB
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:8 MB
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • SATA II 1.5TB:1 W
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:0.7 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • SATA II 1.5TB:0 - 60 °C
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:0 - 75 °C
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • SATA II 1.5TB:101.5 x 147 x 26.1 mm
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
  • Data transfer rate
    • SATA II 1.5TB:166 Gbit/s
    • Pipeline HD 1-TB:3 Gbit/s

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Comparison of SATA II 1.5TB, Pipeline HD 1-TB
36 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers1.5 TB1 TB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM5900 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IISerial ATA II
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers32 MB8 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one5.52 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cycles5000050000
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs1 W0.7 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one5.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one6.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one6.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 75 °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 altitudeKnown for one-300 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 12000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one70 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one650 gUnknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 mm
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.5 x 147 x 26.1 mm101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Data transfer rateDiffers166 Gbit/s3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one12 sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalYesYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one300 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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