Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive vs Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive has 180 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II (500 GB vs 320 GB). The Samsung SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Samsung SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II (16 MB vs 8 MB). Operating altitude: -300 - 3000 m on the Samsung SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive, -304.8 - 3048 m on the Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II. Non-operating altitude: -300 - 12000 m on the Samsung SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive, -304.8 - 3048 m on the Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II.

HDD capacity
- SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive:500 GB
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:320 GB
HDD speed
- SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive:7200 RPM
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive:16 MB
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:8 MB
Average latency
- SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive:4.17 ms
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:5.56 ms
Start/stop cycles
- SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive:50000
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:600000
Power consumption (standby)
- SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive:1.2 W
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:0.205 W
Operating altitude
- SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive:-300 - 3000 m
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude
- SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive:-300 - 12000 m
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:-304.8 - 3048 m

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Comparison of HE502IJ, 320GB 2.5" SATA II
34 specifications	A Samsung SpinPoint F1 HE502IJ internal hard drive Model HE502IJ View product	B Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	5.56 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	50000	600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500000 h
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	0.205 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.685 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °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 altitudeDiffers	-300 - 3000 m	-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 12000 m	-304.8 - 3048 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	1000 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.5 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.5 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	610 g	110 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	175 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	12 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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