Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive vs Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive has 440 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB (500 GB vs 60 GB). The Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive has 6.4 ms more average latency than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB (12 ms vs 5.6 ms). The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB has 0.5 mm more depth than the Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive (100.5 mm vs 100 mm). Interface: Serial ATA on the Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB.

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:500 GB
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:60 GB
Interface
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:Ultra-ATA/100
Average latency
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:12 ms
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:5.6 ms
Depth
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:100 mm
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:100.5 mm
Weight
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:115 g
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:96 g

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Comparison of HM500LI/Y, Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB
31 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive Model HM500LI/Y View product	B Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	60 GB
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	5.6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	12 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	600000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	0.76 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3.000 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	325 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	900 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	100 mm	100.5 mm
WeightDiffers	115 g	96 g
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+ 5V ± 5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive desktop or notebook?Known for one	notebook	Unknown — not stated by the source

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