Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Lenovo 500GB 3.5" SATA II vs Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Lenovo 500GB 3.5" SATA II has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive has 2.5 ms more read seek time than the Lenovo 500GB 3.5" SATA II (11 ms vs 8.5 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Lenovo 500GB 3.5" SATA II, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 500GB 3.5" SATA II:500 GB
- ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:250 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB 3.5" SATA II:7200 RPM
- ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:5400 RPM
Interface
- 500GB 3.5" SATA II:Serial ATA II
- ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:Serial ATA
Read seek time
- 500GB 3.5" SATA II:8.5 ms
- ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:11 ms
Average latency
- 500GB 3.5" SATA II:4.2 ms
- ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:5.5 ms
Weight
- 500GB 3.5" SATA II:700 g
- ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:102 g

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Comparison of 500GB 3.5" SATA II, ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive
27 specifications	A Lenovo 500GB 3.5" SATA II View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Read seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.2 ms	5.5 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	700 g	102 g
WidthKnown for one	102 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	26 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	147 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	665 Mbit/s
CertificationDiffers	BSMI, C-Tick, CE MARK, CSA, IEC, TUV, UL	CE, UL, MIC, TUV, BSMI, C-Tick, CUL, RoHS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717050	Unknown — not stated by the source

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