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

The Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive has 180 GB more HDD capacity than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive (500 GB vs 320 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive has 0.06 G more operating vibration than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive (0.76 G vs 0.7 G). The Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive has 100 G more non-operating shock than the Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive (1000 G vs 900 G). Operating altitude: -300 - 3000 m on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive, -300 - 3.000 m on the Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive. Power requirements: +5V±5% on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive, + 5V ± 5% on the Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive.

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
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating vibrationDiffers	0.7 G	0.76 G
Operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3.000 m
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	900 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
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
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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