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Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive vs Seagate 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive has 83.3 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel (120 GB vs 36.7 GB). The Seagate 36.7GB 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 36.7GB 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 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel.

  • HDD capacity
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:120 GB
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:36.7 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:5400 RPM
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:15000 RPM
  • HDD size
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:2.5"
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:3.5"
  • Interface
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:Ultra-ATA/100
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
  • Average latency
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:5.6 ms
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:2 ms
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:330000 h
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:1400000 h
  • Operating voltage
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:5 V
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:5 / 12 V
  • Width
    • Spinpoint M HM120JC internal hard drive:100 mm
    • 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel:101.6 mm

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Comparison of HM120JC, 36.7GB 3.5" Fibre Channel
36 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB36.7 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 source2
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 source15.27 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.8 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °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
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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