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Freecom Mobile Drive 31988 external hard drive vs Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB

11specifications compared
3differ
8identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Depth
- Mobile Drive 31988 external hard drive:80 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB:85 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive 31988 external hard drive:17.6 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB:21 mm
Weight
- Mobile Drive 31988 external hard drive:175 g
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB:167 g

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Comparison of 31988, 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB
28 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive 31988 external hard drive Model 31988 View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Volcanic Orange 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 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
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	Yes	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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