Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M 500GB internal hard drive 5400 RPM 8 MB 2.5" Serial ATA II vs Samsung 8 500GB

5specifications compared
2differ
3identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

HDD size
- Spinpoint M 500GB internal hard drive 5400 RPM 8 MB 2.5" Serial ATA II:2.5"
- 8 500GB:3.5"
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint M 500GB internal hard drive 5400 RPM 8 MB 2.5" Serial ATA II:5 V
- 8 500GB:5 / 12 V

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Comparison of 500GB, 8 500GB
34 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M 500GB internal hard drive 5400 RPM 8 MB 2.5" Serial ATA II Model 500GB View product	B Samsung 8 500GB View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
HDD interface transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	107 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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