Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M HN-M250MBB internal hard drive vs Samsung Spinpoint M M8 internal hard drive

27specifications compared
2differ
25identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M HN-M250MBB internal hard drive:250 GB
- Spinpoint M M8 internal hard drive:640 GB
Interface
- Spinpoint M HN-M250MBB internal hard drive:SATAII,Serial ATA II
- Spinpoint M M8 internal hard drive:Serial ATA II

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Comparison of HN-M250MBB, M8
53 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M HN-M250MBB internal hard drive Model HN-M250MBB View product	B Samsung Spinpoint M M8 internal hard drive Model M8 View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	640 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SATAII,Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Access timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek time	12 ms	12 ms
Average latency	5.6 ms	5.6 ms
SMART technology	Yes	Yes
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 MB/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)	0.2 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)	0.7 W	0.7 W
Power consumption (read)	2.2 W	2.2 W
Power consumption (write)	2.2 W	2.2 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Start-up current	1 A	1 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitude	-300 - 3000 m	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitude	-400 - 15000 m	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shock	325 G	325 G
Non-operating shock	750 G	750 G
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 G
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	69.8 mm	69.8 mm
Depth	100.3 mm	100.3 mm
Height	9.5 mm	9.5 mm
Weight	107 g	107 g
Other featuresidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Carrying caseKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disks included quantityKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready time	4 s	4 s
Ethernet cableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported HDD interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source

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