Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 vs Freecom Network Media Center 2TB

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:Black
- Network Media Center 2TB:Black, Silver
Width
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:182 mm
- Network Media Center 2TB:148 mm
Depth
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:114 mm
- Network Media Center 2TB:155 mm
Height
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:31 mm
- Network Media Center 2TB:43 mm
Weight
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:860 g
- Network Media Center 2TB:1.4 kg
Mac compatibility
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:No
- Network Media Center 2TB:Yes
Power requirements
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:12V / 1.5A
- Network Media Center 2TB:12V, 2A

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of 2TB, Network Media Center 2TB
32 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 Model 2TB View product	B Freecom Network Media Center 2TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	182 mm	148 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	155 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	43 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	1.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other features3 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	50000 h	50000 h
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz	Intel / AMD 900MHz, Power PC, Power Book G3 / G4 / G5, Intel Mac
Power requirementsDiffers	12V / 1.5A	12V, 2A
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Start-up currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMB, FTP, TCP/IP
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X v. 10.4

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More external hard drive comparisons

All external hard drive comparisons