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Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 40 GB 5800rpm Ultra ATA/100 vs Seagate 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 12identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate 40 GB 5800rpm Ultra ATA/100 (80 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 has 1,300 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate 40 GB 5800rpm Ultra ATA/100 (7200 RPM vs 5900 RPM). The Seagate 40 GB 5800rpm Ultra ATA/100 has 0.5 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate 80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100 (1.4 W vs 0.9 W).

  • HDD capacity
    • 40 GB
    • 80 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 5900 RPM
    • 7200 RPM
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 1.4 W
    • 0.9 W
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • 5 W
    • 7.5 W
  • Power consumption (read)
    • 6.6 W
    • 12 W
  • Power consumption (write)
    • 6.6 W
    • 12 W
  • Height
    • 20 mm
    • 26.1 mm
  • Weight
    • 454 g
    • 635 g

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28 specifications
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Seagate

40 GB 5800rpm Ultra ATA/100View product
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Seagate

80GB 7200rpm Ultra ATA/100View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers40 GB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers5900 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceUltra-ATA/100Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer size2 MB2 MB
Read seek timeKnown for one15.5 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one15.5 ms
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.3 ms
Average seek timeKnown for one12.5 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one600000 h
Power4 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.4 W0.9 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs5 W7.5 W
Power consumption (read)Differs6.6 W12 W
Power consumption (write)Differs6.6 W12 W
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 one5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Operating shock63 G63 G
Non-operating shock350 G350 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width102 mm102 mm
Depth147 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers20 mm26.1 mm
WeightDiffers454 g635 g
Other featuresidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
InternalNoNo
Plug and PlayYesYes
USB poweredNoNo

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