Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic 3.0 vs Samsung 640GB Potrable

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Classic 3.0:500 GB
- 640GB Potrable:640 GB
Width
- Classic 3.0:76 mm
- 640GB Potrable:82 mm
Depth
- Classic 3.0:115 mm
- 640GB Potrable:17 mm
Height
- Classic 3.0:12 mm
- 640GB Potrable:111 mm

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Comparison of Classic 3.0, 640GB Potrable
29 specifications	A Freecom Classic 3.0 View product	B Samsung 640GB Potrable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
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
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	76 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	17 mm
HeightDiffers	12 mm	111 mm
WeightKnown for one	140 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantity	1	1
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 / 7 Mac OS x 10.4.8+
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

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