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Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco vs Samsung 8 500GB

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 3identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 8 500GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco has 5 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the Samsung 8 500GB (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). Interface: Serial ATA III on the Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 8 500GB. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 60 °C on the Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco, 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 8 500GB. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 60 °C on the Fujitsu 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco, -40 - 70 °C on the Samsung 8 500GB.

  • HDD speed
    • 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco:7200 RPM
    • 8 500GB:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco:Serial ATA III
    • 8 500GB:Serial ATA II
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco:5 - 60 °C
    • 8 500GB:5 - 55 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco:-20 - 60 °C
    • 8 500GB:-40 - 70 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco:10 - 90%
    • 8 500GB:5 - 90%
  • Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    • 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco:5 - 90%
    • 8 500GB:5 - 95%

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Comparison of 500GB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA 6 Gb/s Eco, 8 500GB
36 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacity500 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIISerial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 ms
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.6 ms
SMART technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.7 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.3 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.3 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 60 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source325 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source750 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100.3 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source107 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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