Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 8 500GB vs Samsung M9T 2TB

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Comparison of 8 500GB, M9T 2TB
34 specifications	A Samsung 8 500GB View product	B Samsung M9T 2TB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA III
HDD interface transfer rateDiffers	3 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Access timeKnown for one	4 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
SMART technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.2 W	0.18 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 W
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 3000 m	-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-400 - 15000 m	-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers	325 G	300 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	750 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	107 g	130 g

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