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Seagate 160GB Momentus 5400.3Perpendicular 290228132108
Seagate 120GB Momentus 5400.2Longitudinal340274136119
CHART NOTES: Both 5400-rpm, 2.5-inch drives had 8MB of buffer and used the ATA-100 interface. Shorter times are better. Bold denotes best score. Tests conducted by the PC World Test Center. For details on testing, click on this link: How We Test. All rights reserved.