Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Origin Storage HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy vs Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 10identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:Serial ATA
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:32 MB
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:16 MB
  • Average latency
    • HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:4.14 ms
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:4.17 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:5 - 55 °C
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:0 - 60 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:5 - 95%
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:5 - 90%
  • Operating altitude
    • HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:-304.8 - 3048 m
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:-300 - 3000 m
  • Non-operating altitude
    • HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:-304.8 - 12192 m
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:-300 - 12000 m
  • Non-operating shock
    • HDD 500GB 3.5in SATA 7200RPM in Hot Swap Caddy:350 G
    • 500GB Spinpoint F3:300 G

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Comparison of DELL-500SATA/7-S11, 500GB Spinpoint F3
48 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacity500 GB500 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneServer/workstationUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers32 MB16 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one0.6 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one0.8 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers4.14 ms4.17 ms
Bytes per sector512512
RefurbishedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.9 ms
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.9 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)1 W1 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one3.7 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one6.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one6.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 W
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one0.67 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one1.04 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 3048 m-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 12192 m-300 - 12000 m
Operating shock70 G70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G300 G
Packaging contentidentical
Storage drive adapter includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive caddy includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers101 mm101.5 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers261 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers850 g475 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717050Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Warranty periodKnown for one5 year(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5V
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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