Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk vs Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk

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  • 10differ
  • 16identical
  • 1known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 70 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (100 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 2 ms more average seek time than the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (12.5 ms vs 10.5 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk.

  • HDD capacity
    • Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:30 GB
    • Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:100 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:4200 RPM
    • Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Ultra-ATA/100
    • Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Serial ATA
  • Average seek time
    • Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:12.5 ms
    • Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:10.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5.6 ms
    • Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:4.2 ms
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:0.26 W
    • Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:0.28 W
  • Start-up current
    • Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:1 A
    • Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:1.1 A
  • Non-operating shock
    • Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:900 G
    • Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:800 G

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Comparison of Momentus 4200.2 30GB Ultra ATA/100 4200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk, Momentus 7200.1 100GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk
27 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers30 GB100 GB
HDD speedDiffers4200 RPM7200 RPM
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA
Average seek timeDiffers12.5 ms10.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.2 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.26 W0.28 W
Start-up currentDiffers1 A1.1 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G800 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers100 g115 g
Other features1 differ
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers100 MB/s150 MB/s

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