Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Iomega REV External Drives 120 GB vs Seagate Momentus 5400.5 SATA 3Gb/s 160GB

2specifications compared
2differ
0identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus 5400.5 SATA 3Gb/s 160GB has 42.3 MB/s more drive device, transfer rate than the Iomega REV External Drives 120 GB (60.3 MB/s vs 18 MB/s). Interface: USB 2.0 on the Iomega REV External Drives 120 GB, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 5400.5 SATA 3Gb/s 160GB.

Interface
- REV External Drives 120 GB:USB 2.0
- Momentus 5400.5 SATA 3Gb/s 160GB:Serial ATA
Drive device, transfer rate
- REV External Drives 120 GB:18 MB/s
- Momentus 5400.5 SATA 3Gb/s 160GB:60.3 MB/s

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Comparison of REV External Drives 120 GB, Momentus 5400.5 SATA 3Gb/s 160GB
36 specifications	A Iomega REV External Drives 120 GB View product	B Seagate Momentus 5400.5 SATA 3Gb/s 160GB View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.56 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500000 h
Access timeKnown for one	7.1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.205 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.685 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 W
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 G
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98.5 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	18 MB/s	60.3 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Drive device speedKnown for one	4200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	111 x 157.5 x 33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP Home/Professional/Professional x64, 2000 Professional, Windows Server 2003, Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business & Ultimate)/ Mac OS X 10.4 / 10.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	120 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one	240 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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