Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk vs Seagate Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk

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  • 10differ
  • 16identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 2 ms more average seek time than the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (12.5 ms vs 10.5 ms). The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk has 1.4 ms more average latency than the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk (5.6 ms vs 4.2 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk, Serial ATA on the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk, 5 - 55 °C on the Seagate Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk.

  • HDD speed
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5400 RPM
    • Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:7200 RPM
  • Interface
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Ultra-ATA/100
    • Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:Serial ATA
  • Average seek time
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:12.5 ms
    • Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:10.5 ms
  • Average latency
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5.6 ms
    • Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:4.2 ms
  • Start-up current
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:1 A
    • Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:1.1 A
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:0 - 60 °C
    • Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:5 - 55 °C
  • Operating shock
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:350 G
    • Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:250 G
  • Non-operating shock
    • Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:900 G
    • Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk:800 G

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Comparison of Momentus 5400.3 80GB Ultra ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB 25pk bulk, Momentus 7200.1 80GB Serial ATA 7200RPM 8MB 25pk bulk
32 specifications
Features4 differ
HDD capacity80 GB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
HDD size2.5"2.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA
Component forLaptopLaptop
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
HDD number of headsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeDiffers12.5 ms10.5 ms
Average latencyDiffers5.6 ms4.2 ms
Bytes per sector512512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one600000Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of cylindersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16383
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage5 V5 V
Start-up currentDiffers1 A1.1 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.28 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers350 G250 G
Non-operating shockDiffers900 G800 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width69.8 mm69.8 mm
Depth100.2 mm100.2 mm
Height9.5 mm9.5 mm
WeightDiffers102 g115 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers100 MB/s150 MB/s
External power adapterNoNo
InternalYesYes
Mac compatibilityNoNo
USB poweredNoNo
Compatible productsPCsPCs

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