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Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive vs Seagate 300GB HDD

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 9identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 300GB HDD has 220 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive (300 GB vs 80 GB). The Seagate 300GB HDD has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive has 7.7 ms more full stroke seek time than the Seagate 300GB HDD (18 ms vs 10.3 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive, SCSI on the Seagate 300GB HDD. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 90% on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive, 5 - 95% on the Seagate 300GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:80 GB
    • 300GB HDD:300 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:7200 RPM
    • 300GB HDD:10000 RPM
  • Interface
    • Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:Serial ATA
    • 300GB HDD:SCSI
  • Full stroke seek time
    • Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:18 ms
    • 300GB HDD:10.3 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:0.8 ms
    • 300GB HDD:0.2 ms
  • Average latency
    • Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:4.17 ms
    • 300GB HDD:3 ms
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:5 - 90%
    • 300GB HDD:5 - 95%
  • Operating altitude
    • Spinpoint P SP0812C internal hard drive:-305 - 3050 m
    • 300GB HDD:-304.8 - 3048 m

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Comparison of SP0812C, 300GB HDD
42 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB300 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM10000 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASCSI
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers18 ms10.3 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.8 ms0.2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms3 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one500000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.7 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.1 W
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 55 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating altitudeDiffers-305 - 3050 m-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-305 - 12200 m-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers63 G40 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G225 G
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width101.6 mm101.6 mm
Depth146.1 mm146.1 mm
Height25.4 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers635 g726 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one150 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one7 sUnknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one27 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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