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HP CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON vs Seagate Momentus 7200.3 250GB

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 2identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The HP CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON has 50 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 250GB (300 GB vs 250 GB). The HP CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 250GB (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The HP CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON has 0.73 ms more average latency than the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 250GB (4.9 ms vs 4.17 ms). Interface: Ultra320 SCSI on the HP CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 7200.3 250GB.

  • HDD capacity
    • CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON:300 GB
    • Momentus 7200.3 250GB:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON:15000 RPM
    • Momentus 7200.3 250GB:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON:Ultra320 SCSI
    • Momentus 7200.3 250GB:Serial ATA
  • Average latency
    • CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON:4.9 ms
    • Momentus 7200.3 250GB:4.17 ms
  • Width
    • CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON:101.6 mm
    • Momentus 7200.3 250GB:69.8 mm
  • Height
    • CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON:25.4 mm
    • Momentus 7200.3 250GB:9.5 mm
  • Weight
    • CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON:800 g
    • Momentus 7200.3 250GB:110 g
  • HDD transfer rate
    • CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON:320 Mbit/s
    • Momentus 7200.3 250GB:80 Mbit/s

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Comparison of CS/HP HDD/300GB 15k U320 HDD/E-ON, Momentus 7200.3 250GB
32 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers300 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra320 SCSISerial ATA
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Average latencyDiffers4.9 ms4.17 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500000 h
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one10 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.21 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.75 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.1 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.1 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100.5 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers800 g110 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateDiffers320 Mbit/s80 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Disks included quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 pc(s)
InternalYesYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.3 dB
Interface typeKnown for oneWide Ultra320 SCSI-LVDUnknown — not stated by the source

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