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Seagate 500GB HDD vs Seagate Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 1identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 500GB HDD:500 GB
    • Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk:60 GB
  • HDD speed
    • 500GB HDD:7200 RPM
    • Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • 500GB HDD:SAS
    • Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk:Serial ATA
  • Component for
    • 500GB HDD:Server/workstation
    • Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk:Laptop
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 500GB HDD:16 MB
    • Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk:8 MB
  • Read seek time
    • 500GB HDD:8.5 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk:11 ms
  • Write seek time
    • 500GB HDD:9.5 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk:13 ms
  • Average latency
    • 500GB HDD:4.16 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk:5.6 ms

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Comparison of 500GB HDD, Momentus 5400.3 SATA 60-GB 25pk
30 specifications
Features8 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB60 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forDiffersServer/workstationLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers8.5 ms11 ms
Write seek timeDiffers9.5 ms13 ms
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1200000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one12.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one3 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 / 12 V
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 55 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers63 G350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G900 G
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.8 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.7 mm
WeightDiffers543 g96 g
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one0.25 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Disks included quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 MB/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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