Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD vs Seagate EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA (80 GB vs 40 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD has 0.1 ms more average latency than the Seagate EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA (5.6 ms vs 5.5 ms). The Seagate EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA has 0.2 mm more depth than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD (100.2 mm vs 100 mm). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD, 30 - 85 °C on the Seagate EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD, 40 - 95 °C on the Seagate EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA.

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD:80 GB
- EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA:40 GB
Average latency
- Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD:5.6 ms
- EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA:5.5 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD:5 - 55 °C
- EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA:30 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD:-40 - 70 °C
- EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA:40 - 95 °C
Non-operating altitude
- Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD:-400 - 15000 m
- EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA:15000
Depth
- Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD:100 mm
- EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA:100.2 mm
Weight
- Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD:96 g
- EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA:102 g

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Comparison of Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD, EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA
25 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M5, 80GB HDD View product	B Seagate EE25.2 Series™ 2.5-inch HD 40GB PATA View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	40 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Write seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	5.5 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	30 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	40 - 95 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-400 - 15000 m	15000
Operating shockKnown for one	325 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	69.8 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	100.2 mm
Height	9.5 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	96 g	102 g
Other featuresidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	826 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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