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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD vs Seagate 40GB Serial ATA

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 8identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 40GB Serial ATA (80 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate 40GB Serial ATA has 2 ms more write seek time than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD (14 ms vs 12 ms). The Seagate 40GB Serial ATA has 0.01 W more power consumption (standby) than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD (0.26 W vs 0.25 W). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD, Serial ATA on the Seagate 40GB Serial ATA. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD, -30 - 85 °C on the Seagate 40GB Serial ATA.

  • HDD capacity
    • 80 GB
    • 40 GB
  • Interface
    • IDE/ATA
    • Serial ATA
  • Write seek time
    • 12 ms
    • 14 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 0.25 W
    • 0.26 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 55 °C
    • -30 - 85 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • -40 - 70 °C
    • -40 - 95 °C
  • Operating altitude
    • 300 - 3000 m
    • -304.8 - 5500 m
  • Non-operating altitude
    • -400 - 15000 m
    • -304.8 - 12192 m

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Samsung

Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDDView product
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Seagate

40GB Serial ATAView product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB40 GB
InterfaceDiffersIDE/ATASerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDD
HDD number of headsKnown for one1
Read seek timeKnown for one13 ms
Write seek timeDiffers12 ms14 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one23 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one1.5 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one12.5 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one300000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.25 W0.26 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.26 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one1.65 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one1.4 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.5 W
Start-up currentKnown for one1.3 A
Operational conditions6 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C-30 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-40 - 95 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one2 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 G
Operating altitudeDiffers300 - 3000 m-304.8 - 5500 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-400 - 15000 m-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers325 G300 G
Non-operating shockDiffers1000 G900 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers100 mm100.2 mm
WeightDiffers96 g102 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
InternalKnown for oneYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one826 Mbit/s

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