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Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB vs Seagate ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 3identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB has 60 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm (120 GB vs 60 GB). The Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm has 2.73 ms more average latency than the Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB (8.33 ms vs 5.6 ms). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB, IDE/ATA on the Seagate ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm. Operating altitude: -304.8 - 3048 m on the Seagate 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB, -60.98 - 3048 m on the Seagate ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm.

  • HDD capacity
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB:120 GB
    • ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm:60 GB
  • Interface
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB:Serial ATA
    • ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm:IDE/ATA
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB:8 MB
    • ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm:2 MB
  • Average latency
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB:5.6 ms
    • ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm:8.33 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB:0.46 W
    • ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm:0.08 W
  • Operating altitude
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB:-304.8 - 3048 m
    • ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm:-60.98 - 3048 m
  • Non-operating altitude
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB:-304.8 - 12192 m
    • ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm:-60.98 - 12192 m
  • Operating shock
    • 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB:350 G
    • ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm:500 G

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Comparison of 5400 FDE.2 SATA 120GB, ATA 60-GB Hard Drive - 3600rpm
46 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB60 GB
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAIDE/ATA
TypeKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers8 MB2 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one12.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one14.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one22 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one1.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms8.33 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.46 W0.08 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.46 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.85 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (read)Known for one1.9 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one1.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Start-up currentKnown for one1 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.5 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibration1 G1 G
Non-operating vibration5 G5 G
Operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 3048 m-60.98 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers-304.8 - 12192 m-60.98 - 12192 m
Operating shockDiffers350 G500 G
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G1500 G
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one69.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one100.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers100 g48 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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source54.3 x 71.3 x 5.15 mm
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSilver
FireWire 400Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB poweredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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