Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Iomega 500GB SATA HDD vs Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB SATA HDD:500 GB
- Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:400 GB
Interface
- 500GB SATA HDD:Serial ATA
- Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of 500GB SATA HDD, Spinpoint M6 HM400LI
15 specifications	A Iomega 500GB SATA HDD View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	400 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330000 h
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	495 Mbit/s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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