Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Lenovo 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive has 100 GB more HDD capacity than the Lenovo 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD (400 GB vs 300 GB). The Lenovo 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD has 9,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive (15000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Lenovo 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: SAS on the Lenovo 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD, Serial ATA II on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Lenovo 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD, 5 V on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD:300 GB
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:400 GB
HDD speed
- 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD:15000 RPM
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD:3.5"
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:2.5"
Interface
- 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD:SAS
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
Operating voltage
- 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD:5 / 12 V
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:5 V

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Comparison of 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD, HM400LI
30 specifications	A Lenovo 300GB Hot-Swap SAS HDD View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive Model HM400LI View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	400 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA II
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 55 °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 vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.76 Grms
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	860 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V±5%
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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