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HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive vs HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive

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Key differences

The HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 0.65 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (17.55 ms vs 16.9 ms). The HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 0.3 ms more average seek time than the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (8.5 ms vs 8.2 ms). HDD capacity: 2 TB on the HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500 GB on the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 5 V on the HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2 TB
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD size
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5"
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2.5"
Full stroke seek time
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16.9 ms
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:17.55 ms
Average seek time
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.5 ms
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:8.2 ms
Operating voltage
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 / 12 V
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 V
Width
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:110.7 mm
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:72.2 mm
Depth
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:184.2 mm
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:136.6 mm
Height
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:26.4 mm
- 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16 mm

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Comparison of 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
15 specifications	A HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product	B HP 500GB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD interface transfer rate	3 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	16.9 ms	17.55 ms
Track to track seek time	0.5 ms	0.5 ms
Average seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	8.2 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	110.7 mm	72.2 mm
DepthDiffers	184.2 mm	136.6 mm
HeightDiffers	26.4 mm	16 mm
Weight	1.36 kg	1.36 kg

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