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1 TB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s vs 100GB HDD

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1 TB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s
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100GB HDD
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1 TB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s
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    • Lighter in the hand (100 vs 190 g)
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    At a glance

    Key differences

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    Why pick the1 TB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s0 wins
    No measured advantages in our spec data. Check the full specs below.
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    Why pick the100GB HDD1 win
    −90 gLighter in the hand100 vs 190 g
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    Full specs

    Side-by-side specifications

    Performance1 difference
    Storage drive buffer size
    128 MB
    8 MB
    Battery & charging3 differences
    Sleep power
    1.14 W
    0.28 W
    Power consumption (idle)
    3.51 W
    0.8 W
    Power consumption (read)
    4.74 W
    1.8 W
    Design4 differences
    Weight
    190 g
    100 g
    Depth
    100.5 mm
    100.2 mm
    Height
    15 mm
    9.5 mm
    Width
    70.1 mm
    69.8 mm
    General12 differences
    Average latency
    4.16 ms
    5.6 ms
    Bytes per sector
    4096
    512
    Capacity
    1 TB
    100 GB
    HDD capacity
    1 TB
    100 GB
    HDD speed
    7200 RPM
    5400 RPM
    Interface
    Serial ATA III
    Ultra-ATA/100
    Manufacturer Sku
    ST1000NX0303-40PK
    ST9100824A
    Non-operating shock
    400 G
    900 G
    Non-operating vibration
    3 G
    5 G
    Operating shock
    25 G
    250 G
    Operating temperature (T-T)
    5 - 55 °C
    5 - 50 °C
    Operating vibration
    0.5 G
    1 G
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