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Lenovo 160GB 2.5" Serial ATA vs Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 2differ
  • 6identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB has 90 GB more HDD capacity than the Lenovo 160GB 2.5" Serial ATA (250 GB vs 160 GB). The Lenovo 160GB 2.5" Serial ATA has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM).

  • HDD capacity
    • 160GB 2.5" Serial ATA:160 GB
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:250 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 160GB 2.5" Serial ATA:7200 RPM
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:5400 RPM

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Comparison of 160GB 2.5" Serial ATA, 5400.4 SATA 250GB
44 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers160 GB250 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 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 source600000
Access timeKnown for one15.2 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one11 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.6 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 W
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 A
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 relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source325 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
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 s
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one70 x 100 x 9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows VistaUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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