Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom DataTank 800GB vs Freecom Hard Drive 3.5" 400GB

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DataTank 800GB:800 GB
- Hard Drive 3.5" 400GB:400 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- DataTank 800GB:8 MB
- Hard Drive 3.5" 400GB:2 MB
Product colour
- DataTank 800GB:Black, Silver
- Hard Drive 3.5" 400GB:Silver
Weight
- DataTank 800GB:2.9 kg
- Hard Drive 3.5" 400GB:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DataTank 800GB:200 x 96 x 124 mm
- Hard Drive 3.5" 400GB:200 x 115 x 40 mm

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Comparison of DataTank 800GB, Hard Drive 3.5" 400GB
26 specifications	A Freecom DataTank 800GB View product	B Freecom Hard Drive 3.5" 400GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	800 GB	400 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	2 MB
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ms
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 60 °C	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 80 °C	-20 - 80 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	750 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	-Freecom Backup Software (Windows/Multilingual) - Acronis True Image Software (Windows/English)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	-Pentium-III/AMD 700MHz 256MB, CD-ROM drive, -USB 2.0 port(USB 1.1)/ FireWire 800 (9 pin)/FireWire 400 (6 pin) port	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Mac OS X 10.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 96 x 124 mm	200 x 115 x 40 mm
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
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms

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