Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive 31987 external hard drive vs Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Caribbean Blue 500GB

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive 31987 external hard drive:250 GB
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Caribbean Blue 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- Mobile Drive 31987 external hard drive:Silver
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Caribbean Blue 500GB:Blue
Depth
- Mobile Drive 31987 external hard drive:80 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Caribbean Blue 500GB:85 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive 31987 external hard drive:17.6 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Caribbean Blue 500GB:21 mm
Weight
- Mobile Drive 31987 external hard drive:175 g
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Caribbean Blue 500GB:167 g

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Comparison of 31987, 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Caribbean Blue 500GB
29 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive 31987 external hard drive Model 31987 View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Caribbean Blue 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Blue
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
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 & dimensions3 differ
Width	135 mm	135 mm
DepthDiffers	80 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	21 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	167 g
Other featuresidentical
Interface typeKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	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	Pentium III / PowerBook G3/G4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista Mac OS X 10.4 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 x 85 x 21 mm

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