Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Data Tank 1TB vs Freecom Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB

17specifications compared
8differ
9identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Data Tank 1TB:1 TB
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Data Tank 1TB:8 MB
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:2 MB
Product colour
- Data Tank 1TB:Black, Silver
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:Silver
Weight
- Data Tank 1TB:2.9 kg
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:750 g
Minimum processor
- Data Tank 1TB:Pentium-III
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:Pentium-III 700MHz

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Comparison of Data Tank 1TB, Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB
30 specifications	A Freecom Data Tank 1TB View product	B Freecom Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	750 g
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	- Freecom Backup Software(Windows/Multilingual) - Acronis True Image Software (Windows/English)	Freecom Software Media Suite
Other features3 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium-III	Pentium-III 700MHz
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	-Pentium-III/AMD 700MHz 256MB, CD-ROM, -USB 2.0(USB 1.1)/ FireWire 800 (9 pin)/FireWire 400 (6 pin)	CD-ROM
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Mac OS X 10.1	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	200 x 96 x 124 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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