Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 250GB Spinpoint M7 vs Samsung Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:250 GB
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:500 GB
HDD size
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:2.5"
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:3.5"
Operating voltage
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:5 V
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
Operating shock
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:400 G
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:325 G
Depth
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:9.5 mm
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:100 mm
Height
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:100 mm
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:9.5 mm
Weight
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:105 g
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:115 g
Drive ready time
- 250GB Spinpoint M7:4 s
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:5 s

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Comparison of 250GB Spinpoint M7, HD500LI
41 specifications	A Samsung 250GB Spinpoint M7 View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive Model HD500LI View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sector	512	512
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)	0.25 W	0.25 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up current	1 A	1 A
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °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 vibrationKnown for one	1.5 Grms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	400 G	325 G
Non-operating shock	900 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	69.8 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	9.5 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	100 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	105 g	115 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	5 s
Fibre Channel	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rate	3000 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
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
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V

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