Samsung Spinpoint M Series HM121HI vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 794: Samsung HM121HI
Size120 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM5400
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed1.5 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Toshiba MKxx55GSX Series MK1255GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 120 34.99 3.43
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1200BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 120 3 44.99 2.67
Toshiba MHZ2xxxBH Series MHZ2120BH SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 120 75.00 1.60
HP Entry 459357-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 120 115.00 1.04
HP Entry 458924-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 120 144.00 0.83
Seagate Momentus 7200.2 ST9120823AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 120 149.95 0.80
Toshiba MK1254GSYF SATA 7200 16 120 189.00 0.63
Samsung Spinpoint M Series HM121HI SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 120 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSerial ATA 1.5 Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size8 MB
Byte per Sector512 bytes
Capacity120 GB
Rotational Speed5400 RPM
Performance
Average Latency5.6 ms
Data Transfer Rate / Buffer to/from Host(Max.)150MB/s
Data Transfer Rate / Media to/from Buffer(Max.)826Mbits/s
Average Seek time(typical)12 ms
Power
Standby (typical)0.25 W
Read/Write (typical)2.0 W
Sleep (typical)0.2 W
Spin-up Current (Max.)900 mA
Idle (typical)0.6 W
Seek (typical)2.2 W
Voltage+5V+-5%
Acoustics
Idle2.2 Bel
Performance Seek2.4 Bel
Reliability
Non-recoverable Read Error1 sector in 10^14 bits
Physical
Width69.85 mm
Length100 mm
Height (Max.)9.5 mm
Weight (avg.)98 g

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