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
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
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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