Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive vs HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive

15specifications compared
9differ
6identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 1" more HDD size than the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 3 Gbit/s more HDD interface transfer rate than the HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (6 Gbit/s vs 3 Gbit/s). The HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive has 0.06 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive (16.96 ms vs 16.9 ms). HDD capacity: 2 TB on the HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500 GB on the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 5 V on the HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2 TB
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:500 GB
HDD size
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3.5"
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:2.5"
HDD interface transfer rate
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:3 Gbit/s
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek time
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16.9 ms
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:16.96 ms
Track to track seek time
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.5 ms
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:0.7 ms
Operating voltage
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 / 12 V
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:5 V
Width
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:101.6 mm
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:73.9 mm
Depth
- 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:146 mm
- 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive:100.2 mm

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Comparison of 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive, 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive
16 specifications	A HP 2TB 3G SATA 7.2K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Non-hot Plug Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product	B HP 500GB 6G SATA 7.2K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) Quick Release Midline 1yr Warranty Hard Drive View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Hot-swapKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	3 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Full stroke seek timeDiffers	16.9 ms	16.96 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.5 ms	0.7 ms
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	73.9 mm
DepthDiffers	146 mm	100.2 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	18.8 mm

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