Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3 vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:500 GB
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:250 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:3.5"
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:2.5"
Interface
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:Serial ATA II
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:16 MB
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:8 MB
Average seek time
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:8.9 ms
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:12 ms
Average latency
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:4.17 ms
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:2 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 500GB Spinpoint F3:1 W
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:0.25 W

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Comparison of 500GB Spinpoint F3, HM250JI
36 specifications	A Samsung 500GB Spinpoint F3 View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive Model HM250JI View product
Features7 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	2 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.20 W
Operational conditions4 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)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitude	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 12000 m	-300 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	1000 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	101.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	147 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	26.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	475 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	5V	+5V
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	8 s	3.5 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 dB

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