Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5" vs HP 500GB SATA HDD

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 500GB SATA HDD has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5" (500 GB vs 250 GB). The HP 500GB SATA HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5" (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The HP 500GB SATA HDD has 1" more HDD size than the HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5" (3.5" vs 2.5"). Operating voltage: 5 V on the HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5", 5 / 12 V on the HP 500GB SATA HDD.

HDD capacity
- 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5":250 GB
- 500GB SATA HDD:500 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5":5400 RPM
- 500GB SATA HDD:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5":2.5"
- 500GB SATA HDD:3.5"
Operating voltage
- 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5":5 V
- 500GB SATA HDD:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5", 500GB SATA HDD
8 specifications	A HP 250GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5"View product	B HP 500GB SATA HDD View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
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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