Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint T166 500GB:500 GB
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:300 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint T166 500GB:16 MB
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:8 MB
Average latency
- Spinpoint T166 500GB:4.17 ms
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:4.16 ms
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint T166 500GB:-40 - 70 °C
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:40 - 70 °C
Depth
- Spinpoint T166 500GB:146 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:147 mm
Height
- Spinpoint T166 500GB:25.4 mm
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:26.1 mm
Weight
- Spinpoint T166 500GB:639 g
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:655 g

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Comparison of Spinpoint T166 500GB, Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb
39 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB View product	B Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	300 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ms
Track to track seek time	0.8 ms	0.8 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 A
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60.96 - 3.048 m
Operating shock	63 G	63 G
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	146 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	639 g	655 g
Other featuresidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm (4 x 5.79 x 1.03")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.653 kg (1.44 lbs)
Power requirementsKnown for one	+12V±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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