Product Description

Samsung SpinPoint M8 HN-M500MBB - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA 6Gb/s

Type

Hard drive - internal

Capacity

500 GB

Form Factor

2.5" x 1/8H

Interface

SATA 6Gb/s

Data Transfer Rate

600 MBps

Buffer Size

8 MB

Spindle Speed

5400 rpm

Features

Load/unload technology, NoiseGuard, SilentSeek technology, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Tunnel Magneto-resistive Recording (TMR) Head Technology, Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), Flying On Demand (FOD) Technology, EcoTriangle, EcoSeek, S.M.A.R.T.

Dimensions (WxDxH)

70 mm x 100 mm x 9.5 mm

Weight

107 g

Microsoft Certification

Compatible with Windows 7

General

Device Type

Hard drive - internal

Capacity

500 GB

Form Factor

2.5" x 1/8H

Interface

SATA 6Gb/s

Buffer Size

8 MB

Features

Load/unload technology, NoiseGuard, SilentSeek technology, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Tunnel Magneto-resistive Recording (TMR) Head Technology, Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), Flying On Demand (FOD) Technology, EcoTriangle, EcoSeek, S.M.A.R.T.

Width

70 mm

Depth

100 mm

Height

9.5 mm

Weight

107 g

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate

600 MBps (external)

Internal Data Rate

145 MBps

Seek Time

12 ms (average)

Average Latency

5.6 ms

Spindle Speed

5400 rpm

Reliability

Non-Recoverable Errors

1 per 10^14

Start / Stop Cycles

600,000

Expansion & Connectivity

Interfaces

1 x SATA 3 Gb/s - 7 pin Serial ATA

Compatible Bay

2.5" x 1/8H

Miscellaneous

Compatible with Windows 7

"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature

5 °C

Max Operating Temperature

55 °C

Humidity Range Operating

5 - 90% (non-condensing)

Shock Tolerance

325 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 750 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)

Vibration Tolerance

1.5 g @ RMS (random) (operating)