Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive vs Seagate 40GB HD

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive has 120 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 40GB HD (160 GB vs 40 GB). The Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 40GB HD (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate 40GB HD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate 40GB HD. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive, 5 V on the Seagate 40GB HD.

HDD capacity
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:160 GB
- 40GB HD:40 GB
HDD speed
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- 40GB HD:4200 RPM
HDD size
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:3.5"
- 40GB HD:2.5"
Interface
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:IDE/ATA
- 40GB HD:Ultra-ATA/100
Average latency
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:5.56 ms
- 40GB HD:5.6 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:0.4 W
- 40GB HD:0.36 W
Operating voltage
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
- 40GB HD:5 V
Storage temperature (T-T)
- SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive:-40 - 70 °C
- 40GB HD:-40 - 65 °C

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Comparison of SV1604N, 40GB HD
36 specifications	A Samsung SpinPoint V SV1604N internal hard drive Model SV1604N View product	B Seagate 40GB HD View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Access timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.56 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	500000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.4 W	0.36 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.97 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-305 - 3050 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-305 - 12200 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	225 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	800 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146.1 mm	100.2 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	635 g	99 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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