Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom 1.5TB FireWire HDD vs Verbatim MediaStation Pro

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 1.5TB FireWire HDD:1.5 TB
- MediaStation Pro:500 GB
Product colour
- 1.5TB FireWire HDD:Silver
- MediaStation Pro:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1.5TB FireWire HDD:10 - 35 °C
- MediaStation Pro:0 - 60 °C
Width
- 1.5TB FireWire HDD:115 mm
- MediaStation Pro:48 mm
Depth
- 1.5TB FireWire HDD:220 mm
- MediaStation Pro:210 mm
Height
- 1.5TB FireWire HDD:40 mm
- MediaStation Pro:150 mm
Weight
- 1.5TB FireWire HDD:1.2 kg
- MediaStation Pro:1.15 kg

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Comparison of 1.5TB FireWire HDD, MediaStation Pro
30 specifications	A Freecom 1.5TB FireWire HDD View product	B Verbatim MediaStation Pro View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 50%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	115 mm	48 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	210 mm
HeightDiffers	40 mm	150 mm
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	1.15 kg
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III / PowerBook G3/G4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X 10.3 +	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.0 + Linux 2.4 +
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V/3 A
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 x 210 x 150 mm
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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