Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 vs LG XD5 500GB

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:2 TB
- XD5 500GB:500 GB
HDD size
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:3.5"
- XD5 500GB:2.5"
USB connector
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:USB Type-A
- XD5 500GB:USB
USB version
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- XD5 500GB:2.0

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Comparison of 2TB, XD5 500GB
31 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 Model 2TB View product	B LG XD5 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	182 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	114 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	31 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	860 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	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	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	12V / 1.5A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS 10.0

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