Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive vs Seagate 146.8GB HD

23specifications compared
14differ
9identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive has 14 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 146.8GB HD (160 GB vs 146 GB). The Seagate 146.8GB HD has 9,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive (15000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 146.8GB HD has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive (8 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive, SCSI on the Seagate 146.8GB HD. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 90% on the Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive, 5 - 95% on the Seagate 146.8GB HD.

HDD capacity
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:160 GB
- 146.8GB HD:146 GB
HDD speed
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- 146.8GB HD:15000 RPM
Interface
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:IDE/ATA
- 146.8GB HD:SCSI
Storage drive buffer size
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:2 MB
- 146.8GB HD:8 MB
Full stroke seek time
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:18 ms
- 146.8GB HD:7.9 ms
Track to track seek time
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:0.8 ms
- 146.8GB HD:0.2 ms
Average latency
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:5.56 ms
- 146.8GB HD:2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:500000 h
- 146.8GB HD:1400000 h

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Comparison of SV1604N, 146.8GB HD
35 specifications	A Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive Model SV1604N View product	B Seagate 146.8GB HD View product
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	146 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	15000 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	SCSI
Type	HDD	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ms
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	18 ms	7.9 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	0.2 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.56 ms	2 ms
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	500000 h	1400000 h
Access timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 G
Operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 3050 m	-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-305 - 12200 m	-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	40 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	250 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.6 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	146.1 mm	146.1 mm
Height	25.4 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	730 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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