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Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive vs Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 2identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive has 103.2 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk (250 GB vs 146.8 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk has 9,600 RPM more HDD speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive (15000 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive has 7.5 ms more read seek time than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk (11 ms vs 3.5 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive, Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:250 GB
    • Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk:146.8 GB
  • HDD speed
    • ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:5400 RPM
    • Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk:15000 RPM
  • Interface
    • ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:Serial ATA
    • Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk:Fibre Channel
  • Read seek time
    • ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:11 ms
    • Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk:3.5 ms
  • Write seek time
    • ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:13 ms
    • Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk:4 ms
  • Average latency
    • ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:5.5 ms
    • Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk:2 ms
  • Operating shock
    • ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:1000 G
    • Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk:60 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive:350 G
    • Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk:250 G

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Comparison of ThinkPad 250GB 5400rpm Serial ATA Hard drive, Cheetah 15K.5 147GB FC 20pk
30 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB146.8 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM15000 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAFibre Channel
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceServer/workstation
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 MB
HDD number of heads44
Read seek timeDiffers11 ms3.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers13 ms4 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.5 ms2 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers1000 G60 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G250 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source46 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
WeightDiffers102 g771 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 MB/s
InternalYesYes
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCs
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 dB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one69.85 x 100.2 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
Data transfer rateKnown for one1.5 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one665 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneCE, UL, MIC, TUV, BSMI, C-Tick, CUL, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source

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