Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:500 GB
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:320 GB
HDD size
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:3.5"
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:2.5"
Power consumption (read)
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:2.4 W
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:2.5 W
Power consumption (write)
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:2.4 W
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:2.5 W
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:5 V
Operating shock
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:325 G
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:400 G
Depth
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:100 mm
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:9.5 mm
Height
- Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive:9.5 mm
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:100 mm

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Comparison of HD500LI, HM320LI
42 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M HD500LI internal hard drive Model HD500LI View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive Model HM320LI View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Average latencyKnown for one	5.6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (standby)	0.25 W	0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.85 W
Power consumption (read)Differs	2.4 W	2.5 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	2.4 W	2.5 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up current	1 A	1 A
Operational conditions1 differ
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	8 - 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 Grms
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 shockDiffers	325 G	400 G
Non-operating shock	900 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	69.8 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	9.5 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	100 mm
WeightDiffers	115 g	105 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Drive ready timeDiffers	5 s	4 s
Fibre Channel	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rate	3000 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB powered	No	No
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 dB
Cartridge load/Unload cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Output voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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