Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive vs Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive has 426.6 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel (500 GB vs 73.4 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 4,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive (10000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive has 4 ms more average seek time than the Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel (8.9 ms vs 4.9 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel.

HDD capacity
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:500 GB
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:73.4 GB
HDD speed
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:10000 RPM
Interface
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
Average seek time
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:8.9 ms
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:4.9 ms
Average latency
- SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive:5.52 ms
- Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3 ms

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Comparison of HD502HI, 73G
31 specifications	A Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD502HI internal hard drive Model HD502HI View product	B Seagate Cheetah 73G internal hard drive 73.4 GB 10000 RPM 16 MB 3.5" Fibre Channel Model 73G View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	73.4 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	10000 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Fibre Channel
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 MB
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	4.9 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.52 ms	3 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
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server/workstation
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	70 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	350 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	101.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	147 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	26.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	470 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	101.5 x 147 x 26.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	166 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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