Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive vs Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD has 1" more HDD size than the Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive has 550,000 more start/stop cycles than the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD (600000 vs 50000). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive, Serial ATA on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD.

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:500 GB
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:250 GB
HDD size
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:2.5"
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:3.5"
Interface
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:Serial ATA II
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:Serial ATA
Start/stop cycles
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:600000
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:50000
Operating voltage
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5 V
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:5 / 12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:5 - 55 °C
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:0 - 75 °C
Width
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:69.8 mm
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:101.8 mm
Depth
- Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive:100 mm
- ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:147 mm

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Comparison of HM500JI, ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD
40 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M HM500JI internal hard drive Model HM500JI View product	B Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Write speedKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	138 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	5.6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	600000	50000
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	7.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageDiffers	5 V	5 / 12 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 75 °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 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
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	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	105 g	380 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V±5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	69.85 x 100 x 9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Seagate Think Green, Seagate SoftSonic
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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