Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB vs Iomega 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB has 250 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire (500 GB vs 250 GB). The Iomega 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire has 159 g more weight than the Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB (909 g vs 750 g). Minimum processor: Pentium II 233 Mhz on the Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB, 300 MHz on the Iomega 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire.

HDD capacity
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:500 GB
- 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire:250 GB
Weight
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:750 g
- 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire:909 g
Minimum processor
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:Pentium II 233 Mhz
- 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire:300 MHz

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Comparison of Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB, 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire
31 specifications	A Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB View product	B Iomega 250GB Desktop Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	215 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	115 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	750 g	909 g
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Software Media Suite	Iomega Automatic Backup Pro software, Dantz Retrospect for MAC & MusicMatch Jukebox (PC)
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	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 233 Mhz	300 MHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	200 - 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP MAC OS X	Microsoft Windows 98 (USB 1.1 Only)/ 98 SE/ 2000 Professional/ ME/XP Home/XP Professional Mac OS 8.6 or above
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
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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