Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive vs Freecom ToughDrive 500GB

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive:640 GB
- ToughDrive 500GB:500 GB
Width
- Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive:135 mm
- ToughDrive 500GB:140 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive:17.6 mm
- ToughDrive 500GB:19 mm

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Comparison of 33996, ToughDrive 500GB
25 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive Model 33996 View product	B Freecom ToughDrive 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	Grey, Silver	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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	135 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	19 mm
Other featuresidentical
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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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