Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 160GB SATA 7200rpm 3.5" 8MB vs HP 500GB SATA 3Gb/s

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 160GB SATA 7200rpm 3.5" 8MB:160 GB
- 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:500 GB
Interface
- 160GB SATA 7200rpm 3.5" 8MB:Serial ATA
- 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of 160GB SATA 7200rpm 3.5" 8MB, 500GB SATA 3Gb/s
11 specifications	A HP 160GB SATA 7200rpm 3.5" 8MB View product	B HP 500GB SATA 3Gb/s View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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