Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB vs Iomega 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:60 GB
- 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire:250 GB
Bus powered
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:USB
- 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire:No
Weight
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:350 g
- 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire:909 g
Minimum processor
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:Pentium II 233MHz
- 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire:300 MHz

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Comparison of Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB, 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire
33 specifications	A Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB View product	B Iomega 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	60 GB	250 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	13 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	72 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	128 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	12 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	350 g	909 g
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Freecom Personal Media Suite	Iomega Automatic Backup Pro software, Dantz Retrospect for MAC & MusicMatch Jukebox (PC)
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	240 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	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	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II 233MHz	300 MHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	150 x 210 x 100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	3 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP	Microsoft Windows 98 (USB 1.1 Only)/ 98 SE/ 2000 Professional/ ME/XP Home/XP Professional Mac OS 8.6 or above
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	197 x 121 x 41 mm

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