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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spin Point M40S vs Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 1identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spin Point M40S has 24 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI (60 GB vs 36 GB). The Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spin Point M40S (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung Spin Point M40S (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung Spin Point M40S, SCSI on the Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung Spin Point M40S, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 36GB 3.5" SCSI.

  • HDD capacity
    • 60 GB
    • 36 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400 RPM
    • 10000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 2.5"
    • 3.5"
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • SCSI
  • Average latency
    • 5.6 ms
    • 3 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • 5 V
    • 5 / 12 V

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27 specifications
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Samsung

Spin Point M40SView product
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Seagate

36GB 3.5" SCSIView product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers60 GB36 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM10000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASCSI
TypeKnown for oneHDD
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for one1
Read seek timeKnown for one9.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one10.3 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms3 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one6.78 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1.56 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Non-operating shockKnown for one225 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one146 mm
HeightKnown for one25.4 mm
WeightKnown for one726 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one428 Mbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one150 MB/s
InternalKnown for oneYes

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