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Acer 100GB Hard Disk vs Seagate 40GB Serial ATA

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 3identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer 100GB Hard Disk has 60 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 40GB Serial ATA (100 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate 40GB Serial ATA has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Acer 100GB Hard Disk (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Acer 100GB Hard Disk has 0.2 ms more average seek time than the Seagate 40GB Serial ATA (12.7 ms vs 12.5 ms).

  • HDD capacity
    • 100GB Hard Disk:100 GB
    • 40GB Serial ATA:40 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 100GB Hard Disk:4200 RPM
    • 40GB Serial ATA:5400 RPM
  • Average seek time
    • 100GB Hard Disk:12.7 ms
    • 40GB Serial ATA:12.5 ms

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Comparison of 100GB Hard Disk, 40GB Serial ATA
40 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers100 GB40 GB
HDD speedDiffers4200 RPM5400 RPM
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source23 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 ms
Average seek timeDiffers12.7 ms12.5 ms
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300000
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.26 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.26 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.65 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 W
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.3 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-30 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 95 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 5500 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source900 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100.2 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source102 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for oneTravelMate 4650, TravelMate 4150Unknown — not stated by the source

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