Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom DataTank 800GB vs Freecom Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB

15specifications compared
7differ
8identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DataTank 800GB:800 GB
- Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB:40 GB
HDD speed
- DataTank 800GB:7200 RPM
- Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB:4200 RPM
HDD size
- DataTank 800GB:3.5"
- Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB:2.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- DataTank 800GB:8 MB
- Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB:2 MB
Product colour
- DataTank 800GB:Black, Silver
- Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB:Silver
Weight
- DataTank 800GB:2.9 kg
- Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB:300 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DataTank 800GB:200 x 96 x 124 mm
- Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB:132 x 83 x 18 mm

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Comparison of DataTank 800GB, Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB
28 specifications	A Freecom DataTank 800GB View product	B Freecom Mobile Drive 2.5 40GB View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	800 GB	40 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 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
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	300 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Bundled softwareKnown for one	-Freecom Backup Software (Windows/Multilingual) - Acronis True Image Software (Windows/English)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 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	64 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 96 x 124 mm	132 x 83 x 18 mm
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

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