Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB, 320GB vs Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 320GB:Blue
- Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black:Black
Weight
- MiniStation TurboUSB, 320GB:225 g
- Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black:200 g

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Comparison of MiniStation TurboUSB, 320GB, Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black
25 specifications	A Buffalo MiniStation TurboUSB, 320GB View product	B Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 black View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Black
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	139 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	83 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightDiffers	225 g	200 g
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, WindowsXP, Windows2000, MacOS 9.0.4	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X v.10.3 +
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	131 x 83 x 22 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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