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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Samsung Spin Point M40S vs Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 2identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Spin Point M40S has 30 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100 (60 GB vs 30 GB). The Samsung Spin Point M40S has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100 (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Samsung Spin Point M40S 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: Serial ATA on the Samsung Spin Point M40S, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • 60 GB
    • 30 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5400 RPM
    • 4200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 8 MB
    • 2 MB
  • Average seek time
    • 12 ms
    • 12.5 ms
  • HDD transfer rate
    • 428 Mbit/s
    • 100 Mbit/s

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Samsung

Spin Point M40SView product
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Seagate

Momentus 4200.2 30 GB Ultra ATA/100View product
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers60 GB30 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM4200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAUltra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2 ms
Average seek timeDiffers12 ms12.5 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one330000 h
Component forKnown for oneLaptop
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 V
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateDiffers428 Mbit/s100 Mbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one150 MB/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 55 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one69.8 mm
DepthKnown for one100.2 mm
HeightKnown for one9.5 mm
WeightKnown for one100 g

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