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Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA vs Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 17identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB has 130 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA (250 GB vs 120 GB). The Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB has 2 more HDD heads than the Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA (4 vs 2). The Seagate 120GB 5400rpm SATA has 0.2 mm more width than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (70 mm vs 69.8 mm).

  • HDD capacity
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:120 GB
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:250 GB
  • HDD number of heads
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:2
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:4
  • Width
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:70 mm
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:69.8 mm
  • Depth
    • 120GB 5400rpm SATA:100 mm
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:100.2 mm

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Comparison of 120GB 5400rpm SATA, 5400.4 SATA 250GB
43 specifications
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB250 GB
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
TypeHDDHDD
Component forLaptopLaptop
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers24
Read seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Write seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 ms
Average latency5.6 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cycles600000600000
Average seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.6 W
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 W
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Start-up current1 A1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shock325 G325 G
Non-operating shock900 G900 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers70 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers100 mm100.2 mm
Height9.5 mm9.5 mm
Weight102 g102 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one300 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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