Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB vs Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:60 GB
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB:160 GB
Bus powered
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:USB
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB:No
Weight
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:350 g
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB:1.05 kg
Mac compatibility
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:No
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB:Yes
Minimum processor
- Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB:Pentium II 233MHz
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB:Pentium II 350MHz

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Comparison of Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB, MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB
32 specifications	A Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 60GB View product	B Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	60 GB	160 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
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	1.05 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Freecom Personal Media Suite	Iomega Automatic Backup (PC), Dantz Retrospect
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	240 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAM	64 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II 233MHz	Pentium II 350MHz
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 2000/XP Home/XP Professional Mac OS 9.2, 10.1.5
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 x 165 x 40 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire 400 (1394a)/USB 1.1/USB 2.0

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