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
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Average latencyDiffers	12 ms	5.56 ms
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
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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