Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive vs Seagate 400GB HDD

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 400GB HDD has 240 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive (400 GB vs 160 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive has 0.9 ms more average seek time than the Seagate 400GB HDD (8.9 ms vs 8 ms). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive has 0.01 ms more average latency than the Seagate 400GB HDD (4.17 ms vs 4.16 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 400GB HDD. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 400GB HDD.

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:160 GB
- 400GB HDD:400 GB
Interface
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- 400GB HDD:Ultra-ATA/100
Average seek time
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:8.9 ms
- 400GB HDD:8 ms
Average latency
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- 400GB HDD:4.16 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:0.9 W
- 400GB HDD:0.8 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:5 - 55 °C
- 400GB HDD:0 - 60 °C
Operating altitude
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:-305 - 3050 m
- 400GB HDD:-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:-305 - 12200 m
- 400GB HDD:-60.96 - 12192 m

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Comparison of SP1614C, 400GB HDD
36 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive Model SP1614C View product	B Seagate 400GB HDD View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	400 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	8 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	500000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.9 W	0.8 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 3050 m	-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 12200 m	-60.96 - 12192 m
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	27 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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