Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive vs Seagate 40GB HD

19specifications compared
16differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive has 120 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 40GB HD (160 GB vs 40 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 40GB HD (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 40GB HD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 40GB HD. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive, 5 V on the Seagate 40GB HD.

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:160 GB
- 40GB HD:40 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- 40GB HD:4200 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:3.5"
- 40GB HD:2.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- 40GB HD:Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:8 MB
- 40GB HD:2 MB
Average seek time
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:8.9 ms
- 40GB HD:12 ms
Average latency
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- 40GB HD:5.6 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive:0.9 W
- 40GB HD:0.36 W

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Comparison of SP1614C, 40GB HD
36 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint P SP1614C internal hard drive Model SP1614C View product	B Seagate 40GB HD View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
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
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.9 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	25.4 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	99 g
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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