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Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 vs Seagate Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ

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  • 13differ
  • 7identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1 has 7.9 ms more track to track seek time than the Seagate Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ (8.9 ms vs 1 ms). Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 90% on the Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1, 5 - 95% on the Seagate Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ. Operating altitude: -300 - 3000 m on the Samsung 500GB EcoGreen F1, -304.8 - 3048 m on the Seagate Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ.

  • HDD capacity
    • 500GB EcoGreen F1:500 GB
    • Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:250 GB
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 500GB EcoGreen F1:16 MB
    • Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:8 MB
  • Track to track seek time
    • 500GB EcoGreen F1:8.9 ms
    • Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:1 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 500GB EcoGreen F1:1 W
    • Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:0.22 W
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 500GB EcoGreen F1:5 - 90%
    • Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:5 - 95%
  • Operating altitude
    • 500GB EcoGreen F1:-300 - 3000 m
    • Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:-304.8 - 3048 m
  • Non-operating altitude
    • 500GB EcoGreen F1:-300 - 12000 m
    • Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:-304.8 - 12192 m
  • Operating shock
    • 500GB EcoGreen F1:70 G
    • Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ:350 G

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Comparison of 500GB EcoGreen F1, Momentus 5400RPM 250GB 8M SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
39 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB250 GB
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 RPM
InterfaceSerial ATA IISerial ATA II
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers8.9 ms1 ms
Average latency5.56 ms5.56 ms
Bytes per sector512512
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.54 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1 W0.22 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one2 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.0 Gs
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 Gs
Operating altitudeDiffers-300 - 3000 m-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-300 - 12000 m-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers70 G350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G800 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.5 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.3 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers610 g93.5 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.85 x 100.33 x 9.5 mm
InternalYesYes
Recording densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1490 kbit/inch
Track densityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source265
Power requirementsKnown for one5VUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one12 sUnknown — not stated by the source

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