Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB vs Freecom Network Drive 500GB

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:2 TB
- Network Drive 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:Black, Grey
- Network Drive 500GB:Silver
Width
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:200 mm
- Network Drive 500GB:211 mm
Depth
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:96 mm
- Network Drive 500GB:115 mm
Height
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:124 mm
- Network Drive 500GB:37 mm
Mac compatibility
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:Yes
- Network Drive 500GB:No

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Comparison of DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB, Network Drive 500GB
29 specifications	A Freecom DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB View product	B Freecom Network Drive 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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, Grey	Silver
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 80 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	211 mm
DepthDiffers	96 mm	115 mm
HeightDiffers	124 mm	37 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 ms
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
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	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 700MHz
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 ms
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP

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