Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive vs Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:320 GB
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:500 GB
Operating vibration
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:0.7 G
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:0.76 G
Operating altitude
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:-300 - 3000 m
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:-300 - 3.000 m
Non-operating shock
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:1000 G
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:900 G
Weight
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:102 g
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:115 g
Power requirements
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:+5V±5%
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:+ 5V ± 5%
Drive device, transfer rate
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:150 MB/s
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:300 MB/s
Drive ready time
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:4 s
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:5 s

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Comparison of HM320JI, HM500LI/Y
33 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive Model HM320JI View product	B Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive Model HM500LI/Y View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sector	512	512
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.6 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °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 vibrationDiffers	0.7 G	0.76 G
Operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3.000 m
Non-operating altitude	-400 - 15000 m	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shock	325 G	325 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	69.8 mm	69.8 mm
Depth	100 mm	100 mm
Height	9.5 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	102 g	115 g
Other features3 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	826 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	+5V±5%	+ 5V ± 5%
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	150 MB/s	300 MB/s
Drive ready timeDiffers	4 s	5 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive desktop or notebook?Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	notebook

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