Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk vs Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 30 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive (32 MB vs 2 MB). The Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive has 10.83 ms more average latency than the Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk (15 ms vs 4.17 ms). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk, 120 GB on the Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:1 TB
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:120 GB
HDD speed
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:4200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:32 MB
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:2 MB
Average latency
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:4.17 ms
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:15 ms
Width
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:101.5 mm
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:71 mm
Depth
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:147 mm
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:54 mm
Height
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:26.1 mm
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:5 mm
Weight
- 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:640 g
- Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive:48 g

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Comparison of 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk, HS120JB
33 specifications	A Samsung 1TB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HS120JB internal hard drive Model HS120JB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	2 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	15 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	70 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	71 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	54 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	5 mm
WeightDiffers	640 g	48 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5%, +12V±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	12 s	2 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	478 Mbit/s

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