Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB

7specifications compared
2differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ internal hard drive:500 GB
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:1.5 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ internal hard drive:16 MB
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:32 MB

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Comparison of HD502HJ, Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB
28 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ internal hard drive Model HD502HJ View product	B Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	55 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	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	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device weightKnown for one	475 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98SE, NT Linux Mac OS Netware
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	920 g

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