Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive vs Iomega 2TB Desktop HDD

15specifications compared
9differ
6identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive:500 GB
- 2TB Desktop HDD:2 TB
Product colour
- Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive:Black, Silver
- 2TB Desktop HDD:Red
Width
- Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive:148 mm
- 2TB Desktop HDD:127 mm
Depth
- Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive:155 mm
- 2TB Desktop HDD:205.7 mm
Height
- Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive:43 mm
- 2TB Desktop HDD:41.9 mm
Weight
- Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive:1.4 kg
- 2TB Desktop HDD:1.1 kg
Power requirements
- Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive:12V, 2A
- 2TB Desktop HDD:90 - 264 V

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Comparison of 31978, 2TB Desktop HDD
34 specifications	A Freecom Network Storage Center 31978 external hard drive Model 31978 View product	B Iomega 2TB Desktop HDD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Red
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	148 mm	127 mm
DepthDiffers	155 mm	205.7 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	41.9 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	1.1 kg
Other features3 differ
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel / AMD 900MHz, Power PC, Power Book G3 / G4 / G5, Intel Mac	PowerPC G3 / Intel Core Duo
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power requirementsDiffers	12V, 2A	90 - 264 V
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X v. 10.4	Windows XP/2000/Vista Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.5
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	SMB, FTP, TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	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
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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