Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 250GB Spinpoint M7 vs Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:250 GB
- Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive:2 TB
HDD size
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:2.5"
- Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive:3.5"
Interface
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:Serial ATA II
- Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:8 MB
- Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive:32 MB
Power consumption (standby)
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:0.25 W
- Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive:1 W
Operating voltage
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:5 V
- Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
Start-up current
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:1 A
- Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:5 - 55 °C
- Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of 250GB Spinpoint M7, HD203WI/KIT
45 specifications	A Samsung 250GB Spinpoint M7 View product	B Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD203WI/KIT internal hard drive Model HD203WI/KIT View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	2 TB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sector	512	512
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.56 ms
Power3 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.25 W	1 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	1 A	2 A
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.4 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.2 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.2 W
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °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 vibrationKnown for one	1.5 Grms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 3000 m	-1000 - 10000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-400 - 15000 m	-1000 - 40000 m
Operating shockDiffers	400 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	900 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
HeightDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
WeightDiffers	105 g	690 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	15 s
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rate	3000 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB powered	No	No
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.4 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cartridge load/Unload cyclesKnown for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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