Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 320GB Spinpoint M7 vs Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB

15specifications compared
3differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB Spinpoint M7:320 GB
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:256 GB
Interface
- 320GB Spinpoint M7:Serial ATA II
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:Serial ATA
Weight
- 320GB Spinpoint M7:105 g
- PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB:84 g

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Comparison of 320GB Spinpoint M7, PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB
33 specifications	A Samsung 320GB Spinpoint M7 View product	B Samsung PM800 - 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s MLC SSD 256GB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	256 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.26 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.15 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-55 - 95 °C
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	69.8 mm	69.8 mm
Depth	100 mm	100 mm
Height	9.5 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	105 g	84 g
Other featuresidentical
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.85 x 100 x 9.5 mm
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stainless steel
Data transfer rate	3 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Fibre Channel	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Internal	Yes	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB powered	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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