Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive vs Samsung Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive

26specifications compared
20differ
6identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive:250 GB
- Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive:500 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive:3.5"
- Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive:2.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive:16 MB
- Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive:8 MB
Average latency
- Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive:5.6 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive:0.8 W
- Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive:0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)
- Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive:4.2 W
- Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive:0.7 W
Power consumption (read)
- Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive:5 W
- Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive:2.2 W

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Comparison of HD256GJ, HN-M500MBB
33 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD256GJ internal hard drive Model HD256GJ View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HN-M500MBB internal hard drive Model HN-M500MBB View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 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
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.6 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power6 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.8 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	4.2 W	0.7 W
Power consumption (read)Differs	5 W	2.2 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	5 W	2.2 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentDiffers	2 A	1 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 G
Operating altitude	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 12000 m	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	350 G	750 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	430 g	107 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rate	3 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeDiffers	8 s	4 s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

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