Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive vs Seagate 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:320 GB
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:500 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:7200 RPM
HDD size
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:2.5"
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:8 MB
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:16 MB
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:5 V
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:5 / 12 V
Start-up current
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:1 A
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:1.89 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:5 - 55 °C
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:5 - 60 °C
Width
- Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive:69.8 mm
- 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD:101.6 mm

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Comparison of HM320LI, 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD
49 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M HM320LI internal hard drive Model HM320LI View product	B Seagate 500GB Constellation ES SAS HDD View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sector	512	512
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
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200000 h
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.85 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentDiffers	1 A	1.89 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.4 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 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	1.5 Grms	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
Operating shockKnown for one	400 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	900 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.6 mm
DepthDiffers	9.5 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	100 mm	26.1 mm
WeightDiffers	105 g	610 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fibre Channel	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Internal	Yes	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB powered	No	No
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	2.4 dB	1.9 dB
Cartridge load/Unload cyclesKnown for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 MB/s

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