Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

HP VH997AA internal hard drive vs Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- VH997AA internal hard drive:1.5 TB
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:500 GB
Interface
- VH997AA internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- VH997AA internal hard drive:32 MB
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:16 MB
Width
- VH997AA internal hard drive:101.6 mm
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:101.5 mm
Height
- VH997AA internal hard drive:25.4 mm
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:26.1 mm

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Comparison of VH997AA, 500GB Spinpoint F3
35 specifications	A HP VH997AA internal hard drive Model VH997AA View product	B Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3 View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 12000 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5V
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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