Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD vs HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 380 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD (500 GB vs 120 GB). The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the HP 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 V on the HP 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD, 5 / 12 V on the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD:120 GB
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD:5400 RPM
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD:2.5"
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5"
Operating voltage
- 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD:5 V
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD, 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
13 specifications	A HP 120GB hot-plug SATA HDD View product	B HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) SC Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s

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