Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate Momentus 5400.4 250GB vs Seagate Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Momentus 5400.4 250GB:250 GB
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:160 GB
Start-up current
- Momentus 5400.4 250GB:1 A
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:2 A
Width
- Momentus 5400.4 250GB:69.8 mm
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:101.8 mm
Depth
- Momentus 5400.4 250GB:100.2 mm
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:147 mm
Height
- Momentus 5400.4 250GB:9.5 mm
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:20.2 mm
Weight
- Momentus 5400.4 250GB:102 g
- Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive:415 g

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Comparison of Momentus 5400.4 250GB, Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive
28 specifications	A Seagate Momentus 5400.4 250GB View product	B Seagate Pipeline HD 160GB Hard Drive View product
Features1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	160 GB
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	5.6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.57 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.03 W
Start-up currentDiffers	1 A	2 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.8 mm	101.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100.2 mm	147 mm
HeightDiffers	9.5 mm	20.2 mm
WeightDiffers	102 g	415 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5V ± 5%, 12V ± 10%
Data transfer rate	3 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 s
Internal	Yes	Yes

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