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Seagate Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD vs Seagate Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100

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  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD has 40 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100 (80 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100 (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100 has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD (8 MB vs 2 MB). Interface: Serial ATA II on the Seagate Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100. Dimensions (WxDxH): 101.6 x 146.99 x 19.99 mm on the Seagate Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, 69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100.

  • HDD capacity
    • Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:80 GB
    • Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100:40 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:7200 RPM
    • Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100:5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:Serial ATA II
    • Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:2 MB
    • Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100:8 MB
  • Average latency
    • Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:4.16 ms
    • Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100:5.6 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:1.5 W
    • Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100:0.2 W
  • Operating shock
    • Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:63 G
    • Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100:350 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD:350 G
    • Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100:900 G

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Comparison of Barracuda 80GB Serial ATA II HDD, Momentus 5400.3 40 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100
26 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers80 GB40 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIUltra-ATA/100
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Average latencyDiffers4.16 ms5.6 ms
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600000
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.5 W0.2 W
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating shockDiffers63 G350 G
Non-operating shockDiffers350 G900 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.2 mm
HeightDiffers20 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers365 g98 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 146.99 x 19.99 mm69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MB/s

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