Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk vs Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 5identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk has 220 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (300 GB vs 80 GB). The Samsung 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 3.6 ms more average seek time than the Samsung 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk (12.5 ms vs 8.9 ms). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Samsung 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:300 GB
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:80 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:7200 RPM
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:Serial ATA II
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Average seek time
    • 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:8.9 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:12.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:4.17 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5.6 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:1.3 W
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:0.2 W
  • Operating shock
    • 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:63 G
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:350 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk:300 G
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:900 G

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Comparison of 300GB Serial ATA II HDD, 20-Pk, Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk
39 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers300 GB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
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 source2
Average seek timeDiffers8.9 ms12.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.17 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.3 W0.2 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one10 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one8.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers63 G350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G900 G
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
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
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MB/s
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
InternalYesYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCs
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V±5%; +12V±10%Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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