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Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB vs Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 12identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB has 210 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk (250 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk has 0.08 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB (0.28 W vs 0.2 W). The Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB has 75 G more operating shock than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk (325 G vs 250 G). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate 5400.4 SATA 250GB, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:250 GB
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:40 GB
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:0.2 W
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:0.28 W
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:0 - 60 °C
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:5 - 55 °C
  • Operating shock
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:325 G
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:250 G
  • Depth
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:100.2 mm
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:100.5 mm
  • Weight
    • 5400.4 SATA 250GB:102 g
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:100 g

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Comparison of 5400.4 SATA 250GB, Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk
43 specifications
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB40 GB
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forLaptopLaptop
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one14 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one20 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one2.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latency5.6 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.5 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.2 W0.28 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one1 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one1 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one5 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-304.8 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers325 G250 G
Non-operating shock900 G900 G
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width69.8 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers100.2 mm100.5 mm
Height9.5 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers102 g100 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one3 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 MB/s
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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