Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS vs Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s has 124 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS (160 GB vs 36 GB). The Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s (16 MB vs 8 MB). Interface: SAS on the Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s. Component for: Server/workstation on the Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS, Laptop on the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s.

HDD capacity
- 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:36 GB
- Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s:160 GB
HDD speed
- 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:15000 RPM
- Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s:7200 RPM
Interface
- 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:SAS
- Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s:Serial ATA
Component for
- 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:Server/workstation
- Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s:Laptop
Storage drive buffer size
- 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:16 MB
- Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s:8 MB
Average latency
- 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:2 ms
- Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s:4.17 ms
Width
- 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:70.1 mm
- Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s:69.8 mm
Depth
- 36.7GB 2.5" SAS:100.2 mm
- Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s:100.5 mm

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Comparison of 36.7GB 2.5" SAS, Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s
32 specifications	A Seagate 36.7GB 2.5" SAS View product	B Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	36 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	Laptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	2.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	3.3 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	2 ms	4.17 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	1.2 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	60 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100.2 mm	100.5 mm
HeightDiffers	14.8 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	210 g	115 g
Other featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59 MB/s

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