Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB vs Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB has 340 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB (500 GB vs 160 GB). Weight: 750 g on the Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB, 1.05 kg on the Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB. Minimum processor: Pentium II 233 Mhz on the Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB, Pentium II 350MHz on the Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB.

HDD capacity
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:500 GB
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB:160 GB
Weight
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:750 g
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB:1.05 kg
Minimum processor
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:Pentium II 233 Mhz
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB:Pentium II 350MHz

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Comparison of Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB, MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB
31 specifications	A Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB View product	B Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 160GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	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	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	1.05 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Software Media Suite	Iomega Automatic Backup (PC), Dantz Retrospect
Other features2 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 RAM	64 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II 233 Mhz	Pentium II 350MHz
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 2000/XP Home/XP Professional Mac OS 9.2, 10.1.5
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
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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