Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom 250GB ToughDrive Pro vs Philips 500GB External Hard Disk

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 250GB ToughDrive Pro:250 GB
- 500GB External Hard Disk:500 GB
HDD speed
- 250GB ToughDrive Pro:5400 RPM
- 500GB External Hard Disk:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 250GB ToughDrive Pro:2.5"
- 500GB External Hard Disk:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- 250GB ToughDrive Pro:8 MB
- 500GB External Hard Disk:16 MB
Weight
- 250GB ToughDrive Pro:200 g
- 500GB External Hard Disk:2.09 kg
Minimum RAM
- 250GB ToughDrive Pro:256 MB
- 500GB External Hard Disk:128 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 250GB ToughDrive Pro:82 x 155 x 19 mm
- 500GB External Hard Disk:140 x 234 x 49 mm

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Comparison of 250GB ToughDrive Pro, 500GB External Hard Disk
35 specifications	A Freecom 250GB ToughDrive Pro View product	B Philips 500GB External Hard Disk View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	200 g	2.09 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	PC: Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz/+, 256 MB RAM (Vista: 512 MB RAM)/+, CD-ROM, USB 2.0/FireWire 400. -MAC: PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4 / Intel Mac, 256 MB RAM/+, CD-ROM, USB 2.0/FireWire 400.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista. -Mac OS X v10.3/+.	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	82 x 155 x 19 mm	140 x 234 x 49 mm
FireWire cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4 1GHz
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet

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