Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 vs Seagate Expansion Portable 750 GB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:2 TB
- Expansion Portable 750 GB:750 GB
HDD size
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:3.5"
- Expansion Portable 750 GB:2.5"
USB connector
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:USB Type-A
- Expansion Portable 750 GB:USB
USB version
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Expansion Portable 750 GB:2.0
Width
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:182 mm
- Expansion Portable 750 GB:80 mm
Depth
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:114 mm
- Expansion Portable 750 GB:141.3 mm
Height
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:31 mm
- Expansion Portable 750 GB:17.6 mm
Weight
- Hard Drive XS 3.0:860 g
- Expansion Portable 750 GB:360 g

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Comparison of 2TB, Expansion Portable 750 GB
33 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive XS 3.0 Model 2TB View product	B Seagate Expansion Portable 750 GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	750 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
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 powered	USB	USB
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	182 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	141.3 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	17.6 mm
WeightDiffers	860 g	360 g
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
Internal	No	No
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
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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