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Samsung Spinpoint F3 vs Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD254GJ internal hard drive

21specifications compared
5differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint F3:1.5 TB
- Spinpoint F3 HD254GJ internal hard drive:250 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint F3:5400 RPM
- Spinpoint F3 HD254GJ internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint F3:32 MB
- Spinpoint F3 HD254GJ internal hard drive:16 MB
Average latency
- Spinpoint F3:4.17 ms
- Spinpoint F3 HD254GJ internal hard drive:4.14 ms
Weight
- Spinpoint F3:650 g
- Spinpoint F3 HD254GJ internal hard drive:475 g

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Comparison of 1.5TB, HD254GJ
42 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint F3 Model 1.5TB View product	B Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD254GJ internal hard drive Model HD254GJ View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 MB/s
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.14 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)	1 W	1 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.8 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.8 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitude	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitude	-300 - 12000 m	-300 - 12000 m
Operating shock	70 G	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	101.5 mm	101.5 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	650 g	475 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31.25 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V±5%
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.5 x 147 x 26.1 mm
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stainless steel
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA S.M.A.R.T., RoHS
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 Mbit/s
Supported HDD interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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