Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk vs Seagate Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk

25specifications compared
5differ
20identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 50 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (80 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 1,200 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (5400 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Seagate Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 0.02 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (0.28 W vs 0.26 W). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk.

HDD capacity
- Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:30 GB
- Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:80 GB
HDD speed
- Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:4200 RPM
- Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5400 RPM
Interface
- Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Ultra-ATA/100
- Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Serial ATA
Power consumption (standby)
- Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:0.26 W
- Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:0.28 W
Drive device, transfer rate
- Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:100 MB/s
- Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:150 MB/s

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Comparison of Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk, Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk
27 specifications	A Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk View product	B Seagate Momentus 5400.2 80GB Serial ATA 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk View product
Features3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	30 GB	80 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra-ATA/100	Serial ATA
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.26 W	0.28 W
Other features1 differ
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	100 MB/s	150 MB/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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