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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
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
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
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 75 °C
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
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one300 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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