Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB vs Freecom Toughdrive XXS 8GB

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:2 TB
- Toughdrive XXS 8GB:8 GB
HDD size
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:3.5"
- Toughdrive XXS 8GB:1"
Width
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:200 mm
- Toughdrive XXS 8GB:75 mm
Depth
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:96 mm
- Toughdrive XXS 8GB:53 mm
Height
- DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB:124 mm
- Toughdrive XXS 8GB:15 mm

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Comparison of DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB, Toughdrive XXS 8GB
27 specifications	A Freecom DataTank USB 2.0 & FW400/FW800 2TB View product	B Freecom Toughdrive XXS 8GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	8 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	1"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 MB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	75 mm
DepthDiffers	96 mm	53 mm
HeightDiffers	124 mm	15 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Freecom Personal Media Suite
Other featuresidentical
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.3 ms
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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 processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 700MHz
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 ms
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1 +
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source

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