Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic 3.0 vs Samsung 1.5TB Potrable

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Classic 3.0:500 GB
- 1.5TB Potrable:1.5 TB
HDD size
- Classic 3.0:2.5"
- 1.5TB Potrable:3.5"
Product colour
- Classic 3.0:Black
- 1.5TB Potrable:Silver, White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Classic 3.0:10 - 35 °C
- 1.5TB Potrable:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Classic 3.0:-20 - 70 °C
- 1.5TB Potrable:-20 - 65 °C
Weight
- Classic 3.0:140 g
- 1.5TB Potrable:890 g

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Comparison of Classic 3.0, 1.5TB Potrable
29 specifications	A Freecom Classic 3.0 View product	B Samsung 1.5TB Potrable 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
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver, White
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	76 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	115 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	12 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	140 g	890 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel / AMD 1.6GHz, PowerPC G5 / Intel Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7, Mac OS X v. 10.4.8	Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Pro / 7 Mac OS x 10.4.8+
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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

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