Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom 750GB ToughDrive Leather vs Iomega eGo™, 500GB

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 750GB ToughDrive Leather:750 GB
- eGo™, 500GB:500 GB
Width
- 750GB ToughDrive Leather:80 mm
- eGo™, 500GB:88.9 mm
Depth
- 750GB ToughDrive Leather:140 mm
- eGo™, 500GB:136.5 mm
Height
- 750GB ToughDrive Leather:19 mm
- eGo™, 500GB:15.9 mm
Weight
- 750GB ToughDrive Leather:175 g
- eGo™, 500GB:185 g
Material
- 750GB ToughDrive Leather:Leather
- eGo™, 500GB:Aluminium

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Comparison of 750GB ToughDrive Leather, eGo™, 500GB
30 specifications	A Freecom 750GB ToughDrive Leather View product	B Iomega eGo™, 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	750 GB	500 GB
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
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
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	88.9 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	136.5 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	15.9 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	185 g
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialDiffers	Leather	Aluminium
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 processorDiffers	Intel Pentium III/AMD Duron 900/PowerPC G3/G4/G5	G3 / Pentium II
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X v10.3+	Mac OS X 10.1.5 + Microsoft Windows Vista, 2000, Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/XP Professional x64
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.2 +
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Red
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	McAfee VirusScan Plus, EMC Retrospect Express Backup Iomega QuikProtect, MozyHome Online Backup

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