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
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 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
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
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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