Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5" vs HP 500GB SATA 3Gb/s

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB SATA 3Gb/s has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5" (500 GB vs 250 GB). The HP 500GB SATA 3Gb/s has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5" (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). Interface: Serial ATA on the HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5", Serial ATA II on the HP 500GB SATA 3Gb/s.

HDD capacity
- 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5":250 GB
- 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:500 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5":5400 RPM
- 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:7200 RPM
Interface
- 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5":Serial ATA
- 500GB SATA 3Gb/s:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5", 500GB SATA 3Gb/s
10 specifications	A HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5"View product	B HP 500GB SATA 3Gb/s View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
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 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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