Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom 320GB ToughDrive Leather vs Verbatim 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 320GB ToughDrive Leather:320 GB
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:500 GB
HDD speed
- 320GB ToughDrive Leather:5400 RPM
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:7200 RPM
HDD size
- 320GB ToughDrive Leather:2.5"
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:3.5"
Width
- 320GB ToughDrive Leather:80 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:202 mm
Depth
- 320GB ToughDrive Leather:140 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:114 mm
Height
- 320GB ToughDrive Leather:19 mm
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:40 mm
Weight
- 320GB ToughDrive Leather:175 g
- 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD:1 kg

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Comparison of 320GB ToughDrive Leather, 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD
36 specifications	A Freecom 320GB ToughDrive Leather View product	B Verbatim 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Brown	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit WEP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	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
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	202 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	114 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	1 kg
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Leather	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	Intel Pentium III/ AMD Duron 900MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ MacOS X v10.3+ OS X v 10.5 Leopard	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x + Mac OS X 10.1 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	80 x 140 x 19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V DC
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero BackItUp 2 Essentials

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