Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive vs Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive:500 GB
- Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB:300 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB:15000 RPM
Interface
- Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
- Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB:SAS
Average latency
- Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB:2 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive:0 - 60 °C
- Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB:5 - 55 °C
Operating shock
- Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive:63 G
- Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB:60 G
Non-operating shock
- Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive:300 G
- Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB:250 G
Width
- Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive:101.6 mm
- Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB:101.8 mm

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Comparison of HD501LJ, Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB
34 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint T HD501LJ internal hard drive Model HD501LJ View product	B Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 300-GB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	300 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	15000 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	SAS
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	18 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	2 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	-40 - 70%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-1.000 - 10.000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-1.000 - 40.000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	60 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	250 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	146 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	639 g	694 g
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Track densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 Gbits/inch2

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