Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

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

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

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

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Comparison of 500GB ToughDrive Leather, 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD
28 specifications	A Freecom 500GB ToughDrive Leather View product	B Verbatim 500GB External eSATA/USB 3.5" HDD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
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
eSATAKnown 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
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
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	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 900/PowerPC G3/G4/G5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	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, Mac OS X v10.3+	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x + Mac OS X 10.1 +
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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