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Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive vs Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 26.8 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive (146.8 GB vs 120 GB). The Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 9,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive (15000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive, Fibre Channel on the Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel.

  • HDD capacity
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:120 GB
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:146.8 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:5400 RPM
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:15000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:2.5"
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3.5"
  • Interface
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:Ultra-ATA/100
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
  • Average latency
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:5.6 ms
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:2 ms
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:330000 h
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:1400000 h
  • Operating voltage
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:5 V
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5 / 12 V
  • Width
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:100 mm
    • 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:101.6 mm

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Comparison of HM120JC, 146.8GB 3.5" Fibre Channel
37 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB146.8 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM15000 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Fibre Channel
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs330000 h1400000 h
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19.36 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13.7 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 600 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-60.96 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers100 mm101.6 mm
DepthDiffers70 mm146.1 mm
HeightDiffers9.4 mm25.4 mm
WeightDiffers100 g771 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sustained data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source58 MB/s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one431 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one100 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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