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Seagate Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk vs Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk

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  • 8differ
  • 2identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk has 200 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk (400 GB vs 200 GB). The Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk has 1.19 ms more average latency than the Seagate Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk (4.17 ms vs 2.98 ms). The Seagate Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk has 32 mm more width than the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk (101.8 mm vs 69.8 mm). Interface: SAS on the Seagate Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk.

  • HDD capacity
    • Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk:400 GB
    • Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:200 GB
  • Interface
    • Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk:SAS
    • Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:Serial ATA
  • Average latency
    • Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk:2.98 ms
    • Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:4.17 ms
  • Width
    • Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk:101.8 mm
    • Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:69.8 mm
  • Depth
    • Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk:147 mm
    • Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:100.5 mm
  • Height
    • Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk:26.1 mm
    • Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:9.5 mm
  • Weight
    • Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk:771 g
    • Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:115 g
  • Sustained data rate
    • Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk:97 MB/s
    • Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk:69.5 MB/s

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Comparison of Cheetah NS 400GB 3-Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI 20pk, Momentus 7200.2 SATA 3.0Gb/s G-Force 200-GB Laptop HD 25pk
22 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers400 GB200 GB
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
InterfaceDiffersSASSerial ATA
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Storage drive buffer size16 MB16 MB
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11 ms
Average latencyDiffers2.98 ms4.17 ms
Read seek timeKnown for one3.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one4.2 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.35 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers101.8 mm69.8 mm
DepthDiffers147 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers26.1 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers771 g115 g
Other features1 differ
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 MB/s
InternalYesYes
Sustained data rateDiffers97 MB/s69.5 MB/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one3 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source

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