Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung HD502IJ - 500GB vs Seagate 1500GB 3.5" SATA II

15specifications compared
7differ
8identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HD502IJ - 500GB:500 GB
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:1.5 TB
Storage drive buffer size
- HD502IJ - 500GB:16 MB
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:32 MB
Write seek time
- HD502IJ - 500GB:8.9 ms
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:10 ms
Average latency
- HD502IJ - 500GB:4.17 ms
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:4.16 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- HD502IJ - 500GB:0 - 60 °C
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:5 - 55 °C
Width
- HD502IJ - 500GB:101.5 mm
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:101.6 mm
Weight
- HD502IJ - 500GB:610 g
- 1500GB 3.5" SATA II:640 g

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of HD502IJ - 500GB, 1500GB 3.5" SATA II
29 specifications	A Samsung HD502IJ - 500GB View product	B Seagate 1500GB 3.5" SATA II View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
Write seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	10 ms
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cycles	50000	50000
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 / 12 V	5 / 12 V
Operational conditions1 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)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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	101.6 mm
Depth	147 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	640 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5%, +12V±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 MB/s

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More internal hard drive comparisons

All internal hard drive comparisons