Acer 500GB SATA Hard disk vs Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail

Comparison of 500GB SATA Hard disk, 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail

27 specifications	A Acer 500GB SATA Hard diskView product	B Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, RetailView product
Featuresidentical
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	18 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
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%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V; +12V
Drive ready timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 dB

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.