Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive vs Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 56070 external hard drive

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:500 GB
- Hard Drive XS 3.0 56070 external hard drive:3 TB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:5 - 35 °C
- Hard Drive XS 3.0 56070 external hard drive:10 - 35 °C
Width
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:16 mm
- Hard Drive XS 3.0 56070 external hard drive:182 mm
Depth
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:130 mm
- Hard Drive XS 3.0 56070 external hard drive:114 mm
Height
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:81 mm
- Hard Drive XS 3.0 56070 external hard drive:31 mm
Weight
- HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive:190 g
- Hard Drive XS 3.0 56070 external hard drive:860 g

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Comparison of HD-PV500U2/BK, 56070
33 specifications	A Buffalo HD-PV500U2/BK external hard drive Model HD-PV500U2/BK View product	B Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 56070 external hard drive Model 56070 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	3 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	16 mm	182 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	114 mm
HeightDiffers	81 mm	31 mm
WeightDiffers	190 g	860 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium-III, AMD Duron 900MHz
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V / 1.5A
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP/Server 2003/2008 MacOS X 10.4+	Unknown — not stated by the source

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