Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk vs Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk

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  • 16differ
  • 8identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk has 130 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (250 GB vs 120 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk, 5 V on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk.

  • HDD capacity
    • Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk:250 GB
    • Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:120 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk:7200 RPM
    • Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk:3.5"
    • Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:2.5"
  • Interface
    • Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk:Serial ATA II
    • Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Serial ATA
  • Average latency
    • Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk:4.16 ms
    • Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5.6 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk:0.8 W
    • Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:0.28 W
  • Operating voltage
    • Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk:5 / 12 V
    • Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5 V
  • Start-up current
    • Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk:2.8 A
    • Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:1 A

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 8MB 20pk bulk, Momentus 5400.2 120GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk
32 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB120 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one8.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms5.6 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.5 ms
Power3 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.8 W0.28 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentDiffers2.8 A1 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.9 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers68 G250 G
Non-operating shockDiffers300 G900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.2 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers580 g100 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 146.99 x 26.1 mm69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterNoNo
InternalYesYes
Mac compatibilityNoNo
USB poweredNoNo
Compatible productsPCsPCs
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.7 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 MB/s

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