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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP 73GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm vs Samsung 500GB HDD

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 3identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 500GB HDD has 427 GB more HDD capacity than the HP 73GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm (500 GB vs 73 GB). The HP 73GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 500GB HDD (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Samsung 500GB HDD has 11.3 ms more full stroke seek time than the HP 73GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm (18 ms vs 6.7 ms). Interface: Ultra320 SCSI on the HP 73GB, U320 SCSI, 15K Rpm, Serial ATA II on the Samsung 500GB HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 73 GB
    • 500 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 15000 RPM
    • 7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Ultra320 SCSI
    • Serial ATA II
  • Full stroke seek time
    • 6.7 ms
    • 18 ms
  • Track to track seek time
    • 0.4 ms
    • 0.8 ms
  • Average seek time
    • 3.8 ms
    • 8.9 ms

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35 specifications
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HP

73GB, U320 SCSI, 15K RpmView product
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Samsung

500GB HDDView product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers73 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra320 SCSISerial ATA II
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one16 MB
Full stroke seek timeDiffers6.7 ms18 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers0.4 ms0.8 ms
Average seek timeDiffers3.8 ms8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one4.17 ms
SMART technologyKnown for oneYes
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.2 W
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for one63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one300 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one146.1 mm
HeightKnown for one25.4 mm
WeightKnown for one640 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one10 s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.4 dB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one1 x int - 3.5" x 1/3H
InternalKnown for oneYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
I/O portsKnown for one1 x Ultra320 SCSI

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