Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive vs Seagate SATA 500GB

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:320 GB
- SATA 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- SATA 500GB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:2.5"
- SATA 500GB:3.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- SATA 500GB:Serial ATA II
Power consumption (standby)
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:0.6 W
- SATA 500GB:1 W
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:5 V
- SATA 500GB:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:5 - 55 °C
- SATA 500GB:0 - 70 °C
Operating shock
- Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive:325 G
- SATA 500GB:70 G

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Comparison of HM320JI, SATA 500GB
41 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M HM320JI internal hard drive Model HM320JI View product	B Seagate SATA 500GB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Surveillance system
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000000 h
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.6 W	1 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers	325 G	70 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	300 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.7 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	102 g	544 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.85 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 MB/s
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	826 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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