Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom 500GB ToughDrive Leather vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB

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

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB ToughDrive Leather:500 GB
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:1.5 TB
HDD size
- 500GB ToughDrive Leather:2.5"
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:3.5"
Width
- 500GB ToughDrive Leather:80 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:185 mm
Depth
- 500GB ToughDrive Leather:140 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:152 mm
Height
- 500GB ToughDrive Leather:19 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:37.5 mm
Weight
- 500GB ToughDrive Leather:175 g
- FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB:1 kg

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Comparison of 500GB ToughDrive Leather, FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB
27 specifications	A Freecom 500GB ToughDrive Leather View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1.5TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
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	185 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	152 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	37.5 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	1 kg
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown 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 900/PowerPC G3/G4/G5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X v10.3+	Windows XP Home, Professional, Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.6
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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