Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb vs Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive has 20 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb (320 GB vs 300 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive (3.5" vs 2.5"). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive. Operating voltage: 5 / 12 V on the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb, 5 V on the Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:300 GB
- Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive:320 GB
HDD speed
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:7200 RPM
- Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:3.5"
- Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive:2.5"
Interface
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:Serial ATA II
- Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive:Serial ATA
Read seek time
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:8 ms
- Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive:11 ms
Average latency
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:4.16 ms
- Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive:5.6 ms
Operating voltage
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:5 / 12 V
- Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive:5 V
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb:40 - 70 °C
- Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb, Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive
35 specifications	A Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 300Gb View product	B Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 320-GB Hard Drive View product
Features6 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	320 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Read seek timeDiffers	8 ms	11 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers	4.16 ms	5.6 ms
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers	5 / 12 V	5 V
Start-up currentKnown for one	2.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-60.96 - 3.048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockDiffers	63 G	350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	1000 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	101.6 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	147 mm	100.3 mm
HeightDiffers	26.1 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	655 g	98 g
Other featuresidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	101.6 x 147 x 26.1 mm (4 x 5.79 x 1.03")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	0.653 kg (1.44 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	830 MB/s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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