Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB vs Iomega MicroMini Hard Drive 6GB 1.0" USB 2.0

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:500 GB
- MicroMini Hard Drive 6GB 1.0" USB 2.0:6 GB
HDD speed
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:7200 RPM
- MicroMini Hard Drive 6GB 1.0" USB 2.0:4200 RPM
Bus powered
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:No
- MicroMini Hard Drive 6GB 1.0" USB 2.0:USB
Weight
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:750 g
- MicroMini Hard Drive 6GB 1.0" USB 2.0:50 g
Minimum processor
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:Pentium II 233 Mhz
- MicroMini Hard Drive 6GB 1.0" USB 2.0:300 MHz

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Comparison of Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB, MicroMini Hard Drive 6GB 1.0" USB 2.0
30 specifications	A Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB View product	B Iomega MicroMini Hard Drive 6GB 1.0" USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	6 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
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
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
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	50 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Software Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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 requirementsDiffers	CD-ROM	IBM PC/Mac CD-ROM 4X Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
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 2000 Professionnel/ ME/XP Home/XP Professionnel G4 / G3 iMAC
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.90 x 51.00 x 14.20 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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