Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5" vs Acer 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5"

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
0known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5" has 460 GB more HDD capacity than the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5" (500 GB vs 40 GB). The Acer 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5" has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5" (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5" has 1" more HDD size than the Acer 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5" (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5", Serial ATA on the Acer 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5". Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5", 5 V on the Acer 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5".

HDD capacity
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5":40 GB
- 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5":500 GB
HDD speed
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5":5400 RPM
- 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5":7200 RPM
HDD size
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5":3.5"
- 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5":2.5"
Interface
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5":IDE/ATA
- 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5":Serial ATA
Operating voltage
- 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5":5 / 12 V
- 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5":5 V

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Comparison of 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5", 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5"
9 specifications	A Acer 40GB IDE 5400rpm 3.5"View product	B Acer 500GB SATA 7200rpm 2.5"View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	40 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Other featuresidentical
Product colour	Black, Silver	Black, Silver
Internal	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes

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