Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK2556GSY vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 4257: Toshiba MK2556GSY
Size250 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Toshiba HDD2H84 SATA 5400 250 3 46.99 5.32
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 54.99 4.55
Seagate Momentus ST90250N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 69.63 3.59
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 73.11 3.42
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 74.99 3.33
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK2552GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 75.00 3.33
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABB2500ANC-NRSN SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 75.00 3.33
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 89.95 2.78
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9250410AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 89.99 2.78
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM251HI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 89.99 2.78
Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVSRTL SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 89.99 2.78
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST250LT020 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 154.99 1.61
HP Entry 460355-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 250 224.00 1.12
Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK2556GSY SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Drive Capacity250GB
Transfer Rate to Host3 Gb/sec
Number of Platters (disks)1
Drive InterfaceSerial-ATA Revision 2.6 / ATA-8
Number of Data Heads2
Performance
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM
Buffer Size16MB
Track-to-track Seek1ms
Average Seek Time11ms (Read), 12ms (Write)
Power
Seek Power2.3 watts
Standby Power0.16 watts
Sleep Power0.13 watts
Voltage5V (+/-5%)
Spin up (start) Power5.5 watts
Active Idle Power1.2 watts
Read/Write Power2.1 watts
Low Power Idle1.0 watts
Acoustics
Acoustics (seek)23 dBA
Acoustics (idle)23 dBA
Physical
Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H)69.85 mm (2.75") x 100 mm (3.94") x 9.5 mm (0.37")
Weight98 g (max)

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