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Freecom Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive vs Iomega 250GB Portable HDD

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive:640 GB
- 250GB Portable HDD:250 GB
Product colour
- Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive:Grey, Silver
- 250GB Portable HDD:White
Weight
- Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive:175 g
- 250GB Portable HDD:225 g
Minimum RAM
- Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive:256 MB
- 250GB Portable HDD:128 MB

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Comparison of 33996, 250GB Portable HDD
27 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive 33996 external hard drive Model 33996 View product	B Iomega 250GB Portable HDD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	250 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, Silver	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	17.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	175 g	225 g
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III / PowerBook G3/G4	G3, C2D
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 +	Win 2000/XP/Vista Mac X 10.1 - 10.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88.9 x 15.8 x 142.8 mm
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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