Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive vs Freecom Mobile Drive USB 160GB

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive:300 GB
- Mobile Drive USB 160GB:160 GB
HDD speed
- DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive:7200 RPM
- Mobile Drive USB 160GB:5400 RPM
Storage drive average seek time
- DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive:11 ms
- Mobile Drive USB 160GB:13 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive:5 - 35 °C
- Mobile Drive USB 160GB:5 - 60 °C
Width
- DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive:53 mm
- Mobile Drive USB 160GB:83 mm
Depth
- DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive:164 mm
- Mobile Drive USB 160GB:132 mm
Height
- DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive:173 mm
- Mobile Drive USB 160GB:18 mm
Weight
- DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive:1.4 kg
- Mobile Drive USB 160GB:300 g

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Comparison of DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, Mobile Drive USB 160GB
31 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive View product	B Freecom Mobile Drive USB 160GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers	11 ms	13 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 80 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	53 mm	83 mm
DepthDiffers	164 mm	132 mm
HeightDiffers	173 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	300 g
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 ms
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 MHz
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	Windows 2000 Windows XP Mac OS X v.10.1
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC100-240V; 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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