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Seagate ST930818AM 30GB vs Seagate EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 6identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive has 10 GB more HDD capacity than the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB (40 GB vs 30 GB). The Seagate ST930818AM 30GB has 0.5 ms more read seek time than the Seagate EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive (13 ms vs 12.5 ms). The Seagate EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive has 0.5 ms more write seek time than the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB (14.5 ms vs 14 ms). Interface: IDE/ATA on the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB, Serial ATA on the Seagate EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive. Operating temperature (T-T): -20 - 75 °C on the Seagate ST930818AM 30GB, -30 - 85 °C on the Seagate EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive.

  • HDD capacity
    • ST930818AM 30GB:30 GB
    • EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive:40 GB
  • Interface
    • ST930818AM 30GB:IDE/ATA
    • EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive:Serial ATA
  • Read seek time
    • ST930818AM 30GB:13 ms
    • EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive:12.5 ms
  • Write seek time
    • ST930818AM 30GB:14 ms
    • EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive:14.5 ms
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • ST930818AM 30GB:1000000 h
    • EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive:550000 h
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • ST930818AM 30GB:-20 - 75 °C
    • EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive:-30 - 85 °C
  • Weight
    • ST930818AM 30GB:102 g
    • EE25 Series ST940813SM internal hard drive:100 g

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Comparison of ST930818AM 30GB, ST940813SM
35 specifications
Features5 differ
HDD capacityDiffers30 GB40 GB
InterfaceDiffersIDE/ATASerial ATA
HDD number of cylindersKnown for one16383Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD number of headsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeDiffers13 ms12.5 ms
Write seek timeDiffers14 ms14.5 ms
Full stroke seek timeKnown for one23 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one1 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs1000000 h550000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.26 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 75 °C-30 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 95 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 4419 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-304.8 - 12192 m
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 G
Non-operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one69.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one100.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one9.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers102 g100 g
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one5V ± 5%Unknown — not stated by the source
Recording densityKnown for one840 kbit/inchUnknown — not stated by the source
Track densityKnown for one150k tracks/inchUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source69.85 x 100.2 x 9.5 mm
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.3 dB

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