Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk vs Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk

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  • 17differ
  • 6identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk has 280 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (320 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk, 5 V on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk.

  • HDD capacity
    • Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk:320 GB
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:40 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk:7200 RPM
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5400 RPM
  • HDD size
    • Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk:3.5"
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:2.5"
  • Interface
    • Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk:Serial ATA II
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk:16 MB
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:8 MB
  • Average latency
    • Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk:4.16 ms
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5.6 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk:0.8 W
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:0.28 W
  • Operating voltage
    • Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk:5 / 12 V
    • Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5 V

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM 16MB 20pk bulk, Momentus 5400.2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk
30 specifications
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers320 GB40 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers16 MB8 MB
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.8 W0.28 W
Operating voltageDiffers5 / 12 V5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one2.8 AUnknown — not stated by the source
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
WeightDiffers635 g100 g
Other features2 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 productsDiffersPCPCs
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one2.7 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MB/s

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