Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Fujitsu MHW2040AT 40GB vs Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB has 216 GB more HDD capacity than the Fujitsu MHW2040AT 40GB (256 GB vs 40 GB). The Fujitsu MHW2040AT 40GB has 4.24 W more power consumption (typical) than the Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB (4.5 W vs 0.26 W). The Fujitsu MHW2040AT 40GB has 0.05 W more power consumption (standby) than the Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB (0.2 W vs 0.15 W). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Fujitsu MHW2040AT 40GB, Serial ATA on the Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Fujitsu MHW2040AT 40GB, 0 - 70 °C on the Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB.

HDD capacity
- MHW2040AT 40GB:40 GB
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:256 GB
Interface
- MHW2040AT 40GB:IDE/ATA
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:Serial ATA
Power consumption (typical)
- MHW2040AT 40GB:4.5 W
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:0.26 W
Power consumption (standby)
- MHW2040AT 40GB:0.2 W
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:0.15 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- MHW2040AT 40GB:5 - 55 °C
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- MHW2040AT 40GB:-40 - 70 °C
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:-55 - 95 °C
Non-operating shock
- MHW2040AT 40GB:900 G
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:1500 G
Width
- MHW2040AT 40GB:70 mm
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:69.8 mm

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Comparison of MHW2040AT 40GB, PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB
39 specifications	A Fujitsu MHW2040AT 40GB View product	B Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	40 GB	256 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
HDD speedKnown for one	4200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	4.5 W	0.26 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.2 W	0.15 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	1.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	1.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-55 - 95 °C
Non-operating shockDiffers	900 G	1500 G
Operating vibrationKnown for one	9.8m/s2 (1.0G)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	49m/s2 (5.0G)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	70 mm	69.8 mm
Depth	100 mm	100 mm
Height	9.5 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	96 g	84 g
Other features1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	70 x 100 x 9.5 mm	69.85 x 100 x 9.5 mm
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stainless steel
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal	Yes	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB powered	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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