Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM500JJ vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 5107: Samsung HM500JJ
Size500 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
$ 114.99 + $6.29 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Toshiba MKxx59GSM Series MK1059GSM SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 114.71 8.72
Toshiba MK7559GSXP SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 91.95 8.16
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 98.58 7.61
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10TPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5200 8 1000 3 131.97 7.58
Seagate Momentus ST9640322AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 84.99 7.53
Hitachi 0J11562 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 89.99 7.11
Hitachi 0J11563 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 109.82 6.83
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M750MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 109.99 6.82
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 99.24 6.45
Hitachi 0Y30055 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 79.99 6.25
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK5076GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 82.95 6.03
Seagate Momentus ST906403N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 113.98 5.62
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M500MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 89.99 5.56
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 92.00 5.43
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 94.95 5.27
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 98.66 5.07
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545050A7E380 (0J11285) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 99.99 5.00
Seagate Momentus ST905003N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 106.89 4.68
Western Digital AV-25 WD5000BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 500 109.99 4.55
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM501II SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 109.99 4.55
Toshiba MKxx61GSYN Series MK5061GSYN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 114.99 4.35
Samsung HN-M101MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 114.99 4.35
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM500JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 114.99 4.35
Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 0J12281 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 126.56 3.95
Seagate Momentus ST905003N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 129.99 3.85
Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 131.84 3.79
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD5000BPKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 134.91 3.71
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 139.85 3.58
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 159.95 3.13
Samsung Spinpoint M7 HM500JI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 159.95 3.13
Seagate Momentus XT STAN500100 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 5 159.99 3.13
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK5065GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 179.95 2.78
IBM 42D0752 SATA 7200 500 300.00 1.67
HP Midline 507750-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 339.30 1.47

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-19 $114.99 +5.00
2011-11-14 $109.99 -20.00
2011-11-03 $129.99 +10.00
2011-11-02 $119.99 +10.00
2011-11-02 $109.99 -10.00
2011-11-01 $119.99 +10.00
2011-10-31 $109.99 +10.00
2011-10-31 $99.99 +30.00
2011-10-20 $69.99 +5.00
2011-10-20 $64.99 -5.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size16 MB
Capacity500 GB
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM
Performance
Drive Ready Time(typical)4 sec
Data Transfer Rate / Buffer to/from Host(Max.)300 MB/s
Data Transfer Rate / Media to/from Buffer(Max.)189 MB/s
Average Seek time(typical)11 ms
Power
Standby (typical)0.2 W
Read/Write (typical)2.5 W
Sleep (typical)0.2 W
Spin-up Current (Max.)1000 mA
Idle (typical)0.85 W
Seek (typical)2 W
Voltage+5V+-5%
Acoustics
Idle2.6 Bel
Performance Seek2.8 Bel
Reliability
Non-recoverable Read Error1 sector in 1014 bits
Physical
Width69.85 mm
Length100.3 mm
Height (Max.)9.5 mm
Weight (avg.)119 g

External links

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
HM500JJ
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