Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint P 40GB internal hard drive 2.5" Ultra-ATA/133 vs Samsung 500GB HDD

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint P 40GB internal hard drive 2.5" Ultra-ATA/133:40 GB
- 500GB HDD:500 GB
HDD size
- Spinpoint P 40GB internal hard drive 2.5" Ultra-ATA/133:2.5"
- 500GB HDD:3.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint P 40GB internal hard drive 2.5" Ultra-ATA/133:Ultra-ATA/133
- 500GB HDD:Serial ATA II
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint P 40GB internal hard drive 2.5" Ultra-ATA/133:5 V
- 500GB HDD:5 / 12 V
Weight
- Spinpoint P 40GB internal hard drive 2.5" Ultra-ATA/133:481 g
- 500GB HDD:640 g

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Comparison of 40GB, 500GB HDD
32 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint P 40GB internal hard drive 2.5" Ultra-ATA/133 Model 40GB View product	B Samsung 500GB HDD View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	40 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/133	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 ms
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.1 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	481 g	640 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 dB
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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