Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spin Point M40S vs Seagate 60GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100

8specifications compared
2differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 60GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 0.5 ms more average seek time than the Samsung Spin Point M40S (12.5 ms vs 12 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung Spin Point M40S, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 60GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100.

Interface
- Spin Point M40S:Serial ATA
- 60GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
Average seek time
- Spin Point M40S:12 ms
- 60GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100:12.5 ms

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Comparison of Spin Point M40S, 60GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100
28 specifications	A Samsung Spin Point M40S View product	B Seagate 60GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100 View product
Features2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Average seek timeDiffers	12 ms	12.5 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	330000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.26 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	428 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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