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Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD vs Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 1identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 220 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100 (250 GB vs 30 GB). The Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100 (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100 (8 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Samsung 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:250 GB
    • Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100:30 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:7200 RPM
    • Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100:4200 RPM
  • Interface
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:Ultra-ATA/133
    • Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:8 MB
    • Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100:2 MB
  • Average seek time
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:8.9 ms
    • Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100:12.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:4.17 ms
    • Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100:5.6 ms
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD:0 - 60 °C
    • Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100:5 - 55 °C

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Comparison of 250GB Ultra-ATA/133 HDD, Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100
29 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB30 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM4200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one18 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms12.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one500000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one12000Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one63 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one350 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V / +12VUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one133 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive ready timeKnown for one7 sUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
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 source100 g

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