Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit vs Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:320 GB
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:500 GB
Non-operating shock
- 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit:350 G
- 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail:300 G

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Comparison of 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit, 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail
28 specifications	A Samsung 320GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail Kit View product	B Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, Retail View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 MB
Full stroke seek time	18 ms	18 ms
Track to track seek time	0.8 ms	0.8 ms
Average seek time	8.9 ms	8.9 ms
Average latency	4.17 ms	4.17 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	600000 h	600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)	8 W	8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °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 altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 12000 m
Operating shock	63 G	63 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	300 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirements	+5V; +12V	+5V; +12V
Drive ready time	10 s	10 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissions	2.4 dB	2.4 dB
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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