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Lenovo 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 1identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive has 150 GB more HDD capacity than the Lenovo 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD (400 GB vs 250 GB). The Lenovo 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Lenovo 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Ultra320 SCSI on the Lenovo 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD, Serial ATA II on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Lenovo 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD, 5 V on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD:250 GB
    • Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:400 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD:7200 RPM
    • Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD:3.5"
    • Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:2.5"
  • Interface
    • 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD:Ultra320 SCSI
    • Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
  • Average seek time
    • 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD:9 ms
    • Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:12 ms
  • Average latency
    • 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD:4.2 ms
    • Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:5.6 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD:5 / 12 V
    • Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:5 V

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Comparison of 250GB Hot-Swap SATAII HDD, HM400LI
31 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB400 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra320 SCSISerial ATA II
Average seek timeDiffers9 ms12 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.2 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.7 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.76 Grms
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source325 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source900 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source115 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source860 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+5V±5%
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one29.6 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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