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Samsung 250GB SATA vs Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive

23specifications compared
17differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung 250GB SATA (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Samsung 250GB SATA (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 250GB SATA has 3.1 ms more average seek time than the Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive (12 ms vs 8.9 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung 250GB SATA, Serial ATA II on the Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 250GB SATA, 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive.

HDD capacity
- 250GB SATA:250 GB
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:500 GB
Interface
- 250GB SATA:Serial ATA
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 250GB SATA:8 MB
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:16 MB
Average seek time
- 250GB SATA:12 ms
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:8.9 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 250GB SATA:0.25 W
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:1 W
Power consumption (off)
- 250GB SATA:0.2 W
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:1 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 250GB SATA:5 - 55 °C
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating altitude
- 250GB SATA:-400 - 15000 m
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:-300 - 12000 m

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Comparison of 250GB SATA, HD502HI
35 specifications	A Samsung 250GB SATA View product	B Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive Model HD502HI View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeDiffers	12 ms	8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.52 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.25 W	1 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.2 W	1 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.7 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-400 - 15000 m	-300 - 12000 m
Operating shockDiffers	325 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.5 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	102 g	470 g
Other features3 differ
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	150 MB/s	166 MB/s
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	10 s
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	826 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.5 x 147 x 26.1 mm
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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