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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spin Point M40S vs Seagate 80GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 6identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 80GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100 has 20 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spin Point M40S (80 GB vs 60 GB). The Seagate 80GB 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 80GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 60 GB
    • 80 GB
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Average seek time
    • 12 ms
    • 12.5 ms

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29 specifications
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Samsung

Spin Point M40SView product
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Seagate

80GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/100View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers60 GB80 GB
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAUltra-ATA/100
TypeKnown for oneHDD
Component forKnown for oneLaptop
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one3
Average seek timeDiffers12 ms12.5 ms
Average latency5.6 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.26 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one1.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.8 W
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one100.2 mm
HeightKnown for one9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one100 g
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.4 dB
HDD transfer rateKnown for one428 Mbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one150 MB/s
InternalKnown for oneYes

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