Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive vs Seagate 100GB HDD

24specifications compared
18differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 100GB HDD has 20 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive (100 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 100GB HDD (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 100GB HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 100GB HDD. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive, 5 V on the Seagate 100GB HDD.

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:80 GB
- 100GB HDD:100 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- 100GB HDD:4200 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:3.5"
- 100GB HDD:2.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- 100GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
Average seek time
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:8.9 ms
- 100GB HDD:12.5 ms
Average latency
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- 100GB HDD:5.6 ms
Start/stop cycles
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:50000
- 100GB HDD:20000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:500000 h
- 100GB HDD:600000 h

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Comparison of SP0812C, 100GB HDD
42 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive Model SP0812C View product	B Seagate 100GB HDD View product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	100 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	50000	20000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	500000 h	600000 h
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.9 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.99 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.05 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 3050 m	-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 12200 m	-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	250 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	100.2 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	98 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	27 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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