Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 vs Seagate 2000GB 3.5" SATA II

17specifications compared
5differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:500 GB
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA II:2 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:16 MB
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA II:32 MB
Average latency
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:5.56 ms
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA II:5.5 ms
Width
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:101.5 mm
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA II:101.8 mm
Weight
- 500GB EcoGreen F1:610 g
- 2000GB 3.5" SATA II:660 g

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Comparison of 500GB EcoGreen F1, 2000GB 3.5" SATA II
34 specifications	A Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 View product	B Seagate 2000GB 3.5" SATA II View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.56 ms	5.5 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cycles	50000	50000
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5900 RPM
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up current	2 A	2 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.8 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
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)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 altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shock	70 G	70 G
Non-operating shock	300 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	101.8 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	660 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	12 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 MB/s

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