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Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive

25specifications compared
19differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:500 GB
- Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive:400 GB
HDD size
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:3.5"
- Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive:2.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:16 MB
- Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive:8 MB
Average seek time
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:8.9 ms
- Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive:12 ms
Average latency
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:5.56 ms
- Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive:5.6 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:1 W
- Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive:0.25 W
Operating voltage
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:5 / 12 V
- Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive:5 V
Start-up current
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:2 A
- Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive:1 A

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Comparison of 500GB EcoGreen F1, HM400JI
37 specifications	A Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HM400JI internal hard drive Model HM400JI View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	400 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.56 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1 W	0.25 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	1 A
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	8 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Grms
Operating altitude	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 12000 m	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	400 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	900 G
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	105 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	5V	+5V±5%
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/2000/XP
Drive ready timeDiffers	12 s	4 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	138, 300MB/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.6 dB
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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