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HP 18GB 10K rpm Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin NP Hard Drive vs Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 3identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3 has 482 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 18GB 10K rpm Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin NP Hard Drive (500 GB vs 18 GB). The HP 18GB 10K rpm Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin NP Hard Drive has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3 (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). Interface: Ultra 2 SCSI on the HP 18GB 10K rpm Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin NP Hard Drive, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3.

  • HDD capacity
    • 18GB 10K rpm Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin NP Hard Drive:18 GB
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 18GB 10K rpm Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin NP Hard Drive:10000 RPM
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 18GB 10K rpm Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin NP Hard Drive:Ultra 2 SCSI
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of 18GB 10K rpm Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin NP Hard Drive, 500GB Spinpoint F3
32 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers18 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers10000 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersUltra 2 SCSISerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.9 ms
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 W
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-300 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.5 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source147 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source475 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5V
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of pinsKnown for one68Unknown — not stated by the source

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