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Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB vs Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 3identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD has 190 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB (250 GB vs 60 GB). The Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD has 1" more HDD size than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD has 3 ms more read seek time than the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB (14 ms vs 11 ms). Interface: Ultra-ATA/100 on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB, Serial ATA on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD. Operating voltage: 5 V on the Seagate Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB, 5 / 12 V on the Seagate ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD.

  • HDD capacity
    • Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:60 GB
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:250 GB
  • HDD size
    • Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:2.5"
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:3.5"
  • Interface
    • Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:Ultra-ATA/100
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:Serial ATA
  • Read seek time
    • Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:11 ms
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:14 ms
  • Write seek time
    • Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:13 ms
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:15 ms
  • Operating voltage
    • Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:5 V
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:5 / 12 V
  • Width
    • Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:69.8 mm
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:101.8 mm
  • Depth
    • Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB:100.5 mm
    • ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD:147 mm

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Comparison of Momentus 5400.3 Ultra ATA/100 60GB, ST3250312CS - Pipeline HD
22 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers60 GB250 GB
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
InterfaceDiffersUltra-ATA/100Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer size8 MB8 MB
Read seek timeDiffers11 ms14 ms
Write seek timeDiffers13 ms15 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512
Start/stop cyclesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000
Component forKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one5.6 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Operating voltageDiffers5 V5 / 12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers69.8 mm101.8 mm
DepthDiffers100.5 mm147 mm
HeightDiffers9.5 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers96 g380 g
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNative Command Queuing (NCQ), Seagate Think Green, Seagate SoftSonic
InternalYesYes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 Mbit/s
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS

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