Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel vs Seagate Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 9identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk has 23.3 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel (60 GB vs 36.7 GB). The Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel has 7,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk (15000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk has 2.2 ms more average latency than the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel (4.2 ms vs 2 ms). Interface: Fibre Channel on the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk. Component for: Server/workstation on the Seagate Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel, Laptop on the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk.

  • HDD capacity
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:36.7 GB
    • Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk:60 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:15000 RPM
    • Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:Fibre Channel
    • Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Component for
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:Server/workstation
    • Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk:Laptop
  • Average latency
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:2 ms
    • Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk:4.2 ms
  • Operating shock
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:60 G
    • Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk:250 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:250 G
    • Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk:800 G
  • Width
    • Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel:101.6 mm
    • Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk:69.8 mm

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Comparison of Cheetah 15K.4 36GB 8MB Fibre Channel, Momentus 7200.1 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 25pk bulk
33 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers36.7 GB60 GB
HDD speedDiffers15000 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size3.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersFibre ChannelUltra-ATA/100
Component forDiffersServer/workstationLaptop
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one3.5 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one4 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers2 ms4.2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1400000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.5 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one15.27 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 / 12 V5 / 12 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.28 W
Start-up currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.1 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 55 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers60 G250 G
Non-operating shockDiffers250 G800 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.6 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers146.1 mm100.2 mm
HeightDiffers25.4 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers771 g115 g
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 146.05 x 25.4 mm69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers400 MB/s100 MB/s
External power adapterNoNo
InternalYesYes
Mac compatibilityNoNo
USB poweredNoNo
Compatible productsKnown for onePCsUnknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one30 dBUnknown — not stated by the source

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