Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive vs Seagate 40GB HD

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 40GB HD (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 40GB HD (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate 40GB HD has 1.43 ms more average latency than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive (5.6 ms vs 4.17 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 40GB HD. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive, 5 V on the Seagate 40GB HD.

HDD speed
- Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- 40GB HD:4200 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive:3.5"
- 40GB HD:2.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive:Ultra-ATA/133
- 40GB HD:Ultra-ATA/100
Average latency
- Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- 40GB HD:5.6 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive:0.4 W
- 40GB HD:0.36 W
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
- 40GB HD:5 V
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive:-40 - 70 °C
- 40GB HD:-40 - 65 °C
Operating shock
- Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive:63 G
- 40GB HD:225 G

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Comparison of SP0411N, 40GB HD
36 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint P SP0411N internal hard drive Model SP0411N View product	B Seagate 40GB HD View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacity	40 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Ultra-ATA/100
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Access timeKnown for one	11 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	19.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	500000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.4 W	0.36 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.97 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
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	-305 - 3050 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-305 - 12200 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	225 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	800 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	100.2 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	545 g	99 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	6 s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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