Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom FHD-2 Pro 300GB vs Hypertec Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FHD-2 Pro 300GB:300 GB
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:1 TB
HDD speed
- FHD-2 Pro 300GB:5400 RPM
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:7200 RPM
HDD size
- FHD-2 Pro 300GB:2.5"
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- FHD-2 Pro 300GB:8 MB
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:16 MB
External power adapter
- FHD-2 Pro 300GB:No
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- FHD-2 Pro 300GB:10 - 35 °C
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- FHD-2 Pro 300GB:20 - 80 °C
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:-20 - 70 °C
Weight
- FHD-2 Pro 300GB:175 g
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:1.71 kg

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Comparison of FHD-2 Pro 300GB, Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD
38 specifications	A Freecom FHD-2 Pro 300GB View product	B Hypertec Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
Power1 differ
External power adapterDiffers	No	Yes
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	20 - 80 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for one	175 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	175 g	1.71 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other features2 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	32 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	127 x 79 x 15 mm	200 x 75 x 124 mm
Drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	800 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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