Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive vs Seagate DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:500 GB
- DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive:250 GB
HDD speed
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:5400 RPM
- DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive:7200 RPM
Interface
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:Serial ATA
- DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive:Ultra-ATA/100
Average latency
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:12 ms
- DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive:4.16 ms
Start/stop cycles
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:600000
- DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive:50000
Non-operating shock
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:900 G
- DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive:350 G
Width
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:69.8 mm
- DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive:4 mm
Depth
- Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive:100 mm
- DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive:5.79 mm

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Comparison of HM500LI/Y, ST3250310CS
34 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint P HM500LI/Y internal hard drive Model HM500LI/Y View product	B Seagate DB35 Series ST3250310CS internal hard drive Model ST3250310CS View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	5.6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	12 ms	4.16 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesDiffers	600000	50000
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.25 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions1 differ
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)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
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 shockDiffers	900 G	350 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	4 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	5.79 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	0.794 mm
WeightDiffers	115 g	0.842 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
Internal	Yes	Yes
Storage drive desktop or notebook?Known for one	notebook	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0/1.5
Cache bandwidth (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8

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