Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U vs Freecom Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U:40 GB
- Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2:160 GB
HDD speed
- Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U:5400 RPM
- Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2:7200 RPM
Storage drive average seek time
- Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U:11 ms
- Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2:9 ms
Weight
- Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U:800 g
- Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2:650 g
Average latency
- Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U:5.56 ms
- Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2:9 ms
Mac compatibility
- Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U:Yes
- Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2:No
Track to track seek time
- Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U:1 ms
- Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2:0.8 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U:200 x 120 x 25 mm
- Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2:117 x 203 x 33 mm

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Comparison of Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U, Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2
31 specifications	A Freecom Classic Hard Drive SL 40GB slimline external 3.5i hard drive U View product	B Freecom Classic Mobile 3.5" HD 160GB USB-2 View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	40 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers	11 ms	9 ms
Storage drive buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	117 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	650 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 pc(s)
Other features4 differ
Average latencyDiffers	5.56 ms	9 ms
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 MB
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 305 x 101 mm
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ms
Track to track seek timeDiffers	1 ms	0.8 ms
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.5 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 120 x 25 mm	117 x 203 x 33 mm
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP - Pentium II - 233 MHz - RAM 64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 230V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Apple MacOS 9.0 or later, Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x Hi-Speed USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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