Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom ToughDrive Sport 31650 external hard drive vs Freecom ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB

18specifications compared
5differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- ToughDrive Sport 31650 external hard drive:155 mm
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:19 mm
Depth
- ToughDrive Sport 31650 external hard drive:21 mm
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:140 mm
Height
- ToughDrive Sport 31650 external hard drive:91 mm
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:80 mm
Weight
- ToughDrive Sport 31650 external hard drive:260 g
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:175 g
Non-operating shock
- ToughDrive Sport 31650 external hard drive:1000 G
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:300 G

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Comparison of 31650, ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB
36 specifications	A Freecom ToughDrive Sport 31650 external hard drive Model 31650 View product	B Freecom ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	MD5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	155 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	21 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	91 mm	80 mm
WeightDiffers	260 g	175 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lengthKnown for one	0.3 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	50000 h	50000 h
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	PC: Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz, MAC: PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockDiffers	1000 G	300 G
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X v10.3 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.14 ms
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.48 Gbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC: Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz, 256MB RAM (Vista: 512MB RAM), CD-ROM, USB 2.0 / USB 1.1 port, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista MAC: PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4, Intel Mac, 256MB RAM, CD-ROM, USB 2.0, USB 1.1 port, Mac OS X v10.3
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 x 80 x 19 mm

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