Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive

24specifications compared
17differ
7identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL:3.5"
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:2.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL:16 MB
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:8 MB
Average latency
- HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL:4.17 ms
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5.6 ms
Start/stop cycles
- HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL:50000
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:600000
Power consumption (standby)
- HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL:0.8 W
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:7.2 W
Operating voltage
- HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL:5 / 12 V
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL:0 - 60 °C
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5 - 55 °C

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Comparison of HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL, HM500JI
36 specifications	A Samsung HD SpinPoint F1, 500GB, SATA II, 16MB, RTL View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive Model HM500JI View product
Features5 differ
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 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 timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	50000	600000
Write seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.8 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	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	8 - 90%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 G
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 12000 m	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	400 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	105 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	+5V±5%, +12V±10%	+5V±5
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.85 x 100 x 9.5 mm
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 s

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