Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver vs Freecom ToughDrive Pro 160GB

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver:7200 RPM
- ToughDrive Pro 160GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver:3.5"
- ToughDrive Pro 160GB:2.5"
Storage drive average seek time
- Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver:9 ms
- ToughDrive Pro 160GB:12 ms
Storage drive buffer size
- Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver:2 MB
- ToughDrive Pro 160GB:8 MB
Product colour
- Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver:Silver
- ToughDrive Pro 160GB:Grey
Bus powered
- Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver:No
- ToughDrive Pro 160GB:USB
Weight
- Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver:750 g
- ToughDrive Pro 160GB:175 g
Average latency
- Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver:4.2 ms
- ToughDrive Pro 160GB:7.14 ms

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Comparison of 27031, ToughDrive Pro 160GB
35 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive 3.5" 27031 external hard drive 160 GB 7200 RPM 3.5" USB 2.0 Silver Model 27031 View product	B Freecom ToughDrive Pro 160GB View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacity	160 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers	9 ms	12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Grey
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 60 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 80 °C	-20 - 80 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	200 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	115 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	750 g	175 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Freecom Software Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Average latencyDiffers	4.2 ms	7.14 ms
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	50000 h	50000 h
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium-III 700MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	2 ms
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 G
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 x 80 x 19 mm

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