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

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD has 0.04 ms more average latency than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 (5.6 ms vs 5.56 ms). The Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD has 0.05 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 (0.25 W vs 0.2 W). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3. Non-operating altitude: -300 - 15000 m on the Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, -304.8 - 12192 m on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3.

Average latency
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5.6 ms
- Momentus 5400.3:5.56 ms
Power consumption (standby)
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:0.25 W
- Momentus 5400.3:0.2 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:5 - 55 °C
- Momentus 5400.3:0 - 60 °C
Non-operating altitude
- 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD:-300 - 15000 m
- Momentus 5400.3:-304.8 - 12192 m

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Comparison of 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD, Momentus 5400.3
36 specifications	A Samsung 120GB Ultra-ATA/100 HDD View product	B Seagate Momentus 5400.3 View product
Features1 differ
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one	22 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	5.6 ms	5.56 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	330000 h	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
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.25 W	0.2 W
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.207 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-300 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-300 - 15000 m	-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for one	325 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 G
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one	4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	2.3 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of pinsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44
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	102 g

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