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Samsung 80GB PATA HDD vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive

26specifications compared
19differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 80GB PATA HDD:80 GB
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- 80GB PATA HDD:4200 RPM
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 80GB PATA HDD:1.8"
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:2.5"
Interface
- 80GB PATA HDD:Parallel ATA
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
Average seek time
- 80GB PATA HDD:15 ms
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:8.9 ms
Average latency
- 80GB PATA HDD:8.3 ms
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5.6 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 80GB PATA HDD:0.07 W
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:7.2 W
Operating voltage
- 80GB PATA HDD:3.3 V
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5 V

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Comparison of 80GB PATA HDD, HM500JI
41 specifications	A Samsung 80GB PATA HDD View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive Model HM500JI View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	1.8"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Parallel ATA	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	138 MB/s
Average seek timeDiffers	15 ms	8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers	8.3 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.07 W	7.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Operating voltageDiffers	3.3 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Power consumption (read)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions6 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 85 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 90%	8 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 90%	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationDiffers	0.67 Grms	1.5 G
Operating altitude	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitude	-400 - 15000 m	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers	600 G	400 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1500 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	71 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	54 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	5 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	48 g	105 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V±5
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.85 x 100 x 9.5 mm
Drive ready timeDiffers	2 s	4 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	458 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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