Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk vs Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk has 20 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk (60 GB vs 40 GB). The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk has 0.52 W more power consumption (standby) than the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk (0.8 W vs 0.28 W). The Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk has 0.3 mm more depth than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk (100.5 mm vs 100.2 mm). Interface: Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk, Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk, 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk.

HDD capacity
- Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:40 GB
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:60 GB
Interface
- Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:Serial ATA
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:Ultra-ATA/100
Power consumption (standby)
- Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:0.28 W
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:0.8 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:5 - 55 °C
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:0 - 60 °C
Depth
- Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:100.5 mm
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:100.2 mm
Weight
- Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk:100 g
- Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk:98 g

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Comparison of Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk, Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk
26 specifications	A Seagate Momentus 5400.2 40GB 8MB 25pk View product	B Seagate Momentus 5400.3 60GB Ultra ATA/100 25pk View product
Features2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	40 GB	60 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Ultra-ATA/100
Component for	Laptop	Laptop
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	12.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latency	5.6 ms	5.6 ms
Bytes per sector	512	512
HDD number of headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 ms
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.28 W	0.8 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	250 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	900 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	69.8 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	100.2 mm
Height	9.5 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	100 g	98 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 MB/s

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