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Seagate HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm vs Seagate MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100

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  • 1identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm has 10 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100 (30 GB vs 20 GB). The Seagate MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100 has 6 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Seagate HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm (8 MB vs 2 MB). The Seagate HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm has 3 more HDD heads than the Seagate MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100 (4 vs 1). Interface: Ultra-ATA/133 on the Seagate HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100. Dimensions (WxDxH): 101.6 x 146.1 x 17.5 mm on the Seagate HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm, 698.5 x 1002 x 95 mm on the Seagate MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100.

  • HDD capacity
    • HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm:30 GB
    • MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100:20 GB
  • Interface
    • HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm:Ultra-ATA/133
    • MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100:Ultra-ATA/100
  • Storage drive buffer size
    • HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm:2 MB
    • MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100:8 MB
  • HDD number of heads
    • HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm:4
    • MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100:1
  • Average latency
    • HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm:5.5 ms
    • MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100:5.6 ms
  • Weight
    • HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm:509 g
    • MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100:99 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm:101.6 x 146.1 x 17.5 mm
    • MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100:698.5 x 1002 x 95 mm

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Comparison of HD Fireball 3 30GB ATA133 5400rpm, MOMENTUS 20GB ATA100
16 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers30 GB20 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/133Ultra-ATA/100
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers2 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsDiffers41
Read seek timeKnown for one12 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyDiffers5.5 ms5.6 ms
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 RPM
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaptop
Average seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 ms
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 / 12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers509 g99 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one12V: 342mA (seek), 190mA (idle), 22mA (standby); 5V: 411mA (seek), 331mA (idle), 110mA (standby)Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs101.6 x 146.1 x 17.5 mm698.5 x 1002 x 95 mm
InternalYesYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 55 °C

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