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Samsung 120GB PATA HDD vs Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 120GB PATA HDD has 60 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB (120 GB vs 60 GB). The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Samsung 120GB PATA HDD (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB has 0.7" more HDD size than the Samsung 120GB PATA HDD (2.5" vs 1.8"). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Samsung 120GB PATA HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB.

HDD capacity
- 120GB PATA HDD:120 GB
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:60 GB
HDD speed
- 120GB PATA HDD:4200 RPM
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- 120GB PATA HDD:1.8"
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:2.5"
Interface
- 120GB PATA HDD:IDE/ATA
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:Ultra-ATA/100
Average latency
- 120GB PATA HDD:8.3 ms
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:5.6 ms
Operating voltage
- 120GB PATA HDD:3.3 V
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:5 V
Width
- 120GB PATA HDD:71 mm
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:69.8 mm
Depth
- 120GB PATA HDD:54 mm
- Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:100.5 mm

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Comparison of 120GB PATA HDD, Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB
32 specifications	A Samsung 120GB PATA HDD View product	B Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	60 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	1.8"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
Average seek timeKnown for one	15 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	8.3 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	3.3 V	5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.67 Grms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-400 - 15000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	600 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1500 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	71 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	54 mm	100.5 mm
HeightDiffers	8 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	59 g	96 g
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	100 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	2 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	458 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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