Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A) vs Seagate Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS)

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 10identical
  • 3known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A) has 20 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS) (120 GB vs 100 GB). The Seagate Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS) has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A) (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Seagate Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS) has 0.2 W more power requirements than the Seagate MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A) (2.2 W vs 2 W). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A), Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS).

  • HDD capacity
    • MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A):120 GB
    • Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS):100 GB
  • HDD speed
    • MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A):4200 RPM
    • Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS):5400 RPM
  • Interface
    • MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A):Ultra-ATA/100
    • Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS):Serial ATA
  • Power requirements
    • MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A):2 W
    • Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS):2.2 W

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Comparison of MOMENTUS 4200.2 120GB 8MB ATA (ST9120824A), Momentus 5400.2 100GB 8MB SATA (ST9100824AS)
17 specifications
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers120 GB100 GB
HDD speedDiffers4200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA
Component forLaptopLaptop
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Average seek time12.5 ms12.5 ms
Average latency5.56 ms5.56 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 55 °C5 - 55 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight100 g100 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers2 W2.2 W
Dimensions (WxDxH)69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
InternalYesYes
Acoustic pressure emissions24 dB24 dB
HDD transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 Mbit/s

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