Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive vs Samsung Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:500 GB
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:250 GB
HDD size
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:3.5"
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:2.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:16 MB
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:8 MB
Average seek time
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:8.9 ms
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:12 ms
Average latency
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:5.52 ms
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:2 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:1 W
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:0.25 W
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:5 / 12 V
- Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive:5 V

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Comparison of HD503HI, HM250JI
34 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive Model HD503HI View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M HM250JI internal hard drive Model HM250JI View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Average seek timeDiffers	8.9 ms	12 ms
Average latencyDiffers	5.52 ms	2 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	50000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1 W	0.25 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.20 W
Operational conditions4 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)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitude	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 12000 m	-300 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	1000 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	147 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	101.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	26.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	475 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	250 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeDiffers	8 s	3.5 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 dB

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