Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive vs Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:500 GB
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:1.5 TB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:7200 RPM
Interface
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:16 MB
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:32 MB
Width
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:147 mm
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:101.8 mm
Depth
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:101.5 mm
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:147 mm
Weight
- Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive:475 g
- Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB:920 g

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Comparison of HD503HI, Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB
28 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD503HI internal hard drive Model HD503HI View product	B Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 1.5-TB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	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	5.52 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 (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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	147 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	101.5 mm	147 mm
Height	26.1 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	475 g	920 g
Other featuresidentical
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 timeKnown for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98SE, NT Linux Mac OS Netware

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