Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive vs Seagate 250GB HDD

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 250GB HDD has 90 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive (250 GB vs 160 GB). The Seagate 250GB HDD has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive has 0.9 ms more average seek time than the Seagate 250GB HDD (8.9 ms vs 8 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 250GB HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 250GB HDD.

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive:160 GB
- 250GB HDD:250 GB
Interface
- Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive:Ultra-ATA/133
- 250GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive:2 MB
- 250GB HDD:8 MB
Average seek time
- Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive:8.9 ms
- 250GB HDD:8 ms
Average latency
- Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- 250GB HDD:4.16 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive:5 - 55 °C
- 250GB HDD:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating shock
- Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive:350 G
- 250GB HDD:300 G
Width
- Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive:101.6 mm
- 250GB HDD:101.8 mm

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Comparison of SP1604N, 250GB HDD
32 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint P SP1604N internal hard drive Model SP1604N View product	B Seagate 250GB HDD View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Ultra-ATA/100
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek time	0.8 ms	0.8 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	8 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cycles	50000	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	500000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °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
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	300 G
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
Weight	635 g	635 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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