Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 250GB SATA vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB SATA:250 GB
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:400 GB
Interface
- 250GB SATA:Serial ATA
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
Power consumption (standby)
- 250GB SATA:0.25 W
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:0.7 W
Operating vibration
- 250GB SATA:0.7 G
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:0.76 Grms
Non-operating shock
- 250GB SATA:1000 G
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:900 G
Weight
- 250GB SATA:102 g
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:115 g
Drive ready time
- 250GB SATA:4 s
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:5 s
Maximum data transfer rate
- 250GB SATA:826 Mbit/s
- Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive:300 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 250GB SATA, HM400LI
36 specifications	A Samsung 250GB SATA View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HM400LI internal hard drive Model HM400LI View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	400 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.25 W	0.7 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating vibrationDiffers	0.7 G	0.76 Grms
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	102 g	115 g
Other features2 differ
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	5 s
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	826 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	860 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V±5%
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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