Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk vs Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 130 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD (250 GB vs 120 GB). The Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk, IDE/ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk, 5 V on the Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD.

HDD capacity
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:250 GB
- Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD:120 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:3.5"
- Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD:2.5"
Interface
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:Serial ATA II
- Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD:IDE/ATA
Average latency
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:4.17 ms
- Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD:5.6 ms
Operating voltage
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:5 / 12 V
- Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD:5 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:0 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD:5 - 55 °C
Operating shock
- 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk:63 G
- Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD:325 G

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Comparison of 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk, Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD
31 specifications	A Samsung 250GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-pk View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M5, 120GB HDD View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	IDE/ATA
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	600000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
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 shockDiffers	63 G	325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	1000 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-400 - 15000 m
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	101.6 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	463 g	96 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5%, +12V±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	826 Mbit/s

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