Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI vs Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:400 GB
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:320 GB
Average latency
- Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:12 ms
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:5.56 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- Spinpoint M6 HM400LI:330000 h
- 320GB 2.5" SATA II:500000 h

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Comparison of Spinpoint M6 HM400LI, 320GB 2.5" SATA II
32 specifications	A Samsung Spinpoint M6 HM400LI View product	B Seagate 320GB 2.5" SATA II View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	400 GB	320 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA II
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
HDD number of heads	4	4
Average latencyDiffers	12 ms	5.56 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	330000 h	500000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.205 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.685 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-304.8 - 3048 m
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	495 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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