Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M 500GB internal hard drive 5400 RPM 8 MB 2.5" Serial ATA II vs Samsung Spinpoint M M8 internal hard drive

6specifications compared
1differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M 500GB internal hard drive 5400 RPM 8 MB 2.5" Serial ATA II:500 GB
- Spinpoint M M8 internal hard drive:640 GB

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Comparison of 500GB, M8
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 Spinpoint M M8 internal hard drive Model M8 View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
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	2.2 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 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
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 s
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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