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Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Samsung MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 5identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD has 380 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD (500 GB vs 120 GB). The Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD has 3.1 ms more average seek time than the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (12 ms vs 8.9 ms). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD. Power requirements: +5V±5%, +12V±10% on the Samsung 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, +5V±5% on the Samsung MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD.

  • HDD capacity
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD:500 GB
    • MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD:120 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD:7200 RPM
    • MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD:5400 RPM
  • Average seek time
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD:8.9 ms
    • MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD:12 ms
  • Average latency
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD:4.17 ms
    • MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD:5.6 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD:1.2 W
    • MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD:0.25 W
  • Power consumption (PowerSave)
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD:1.2 W
    • MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD:0.2 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD:0 - 60 °C
    • MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD:5 - 55 °C
  • Operating shock
    • 500GB Serial ATA II HDD:70 G
    • MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD:325 G

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Comparison of 500GB Serial ATA II HDD, MH80 120GB SATA Hybrid HDD
33 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB120 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceSerial ATA IISerial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms12 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one50000Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 ms
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one7.7 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.2 W0.25 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs1.2 W0.2 W
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.9 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-300 - 12000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers70 G325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G1000 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.5 mm100.1 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm69.8 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.39 mm
WeightDiffers640 g99 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers+5V±5%, +12V±10%+5V±5%
Drive ready timeDiffers12 s4 s
InternalYesYes
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 MB
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.24 dB

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