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Freecom FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire vs Iomega Kit REV Drive 35-90GB ext USB2.0 BlackREV Disk

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:500 GB
- Kit REV Drive 35-90GB ext USB2.0 BlackREV Disk:35 GB
Product colour
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:Aluminium
- Kit REV Drive 35-90GB ext USB2.0 BlackREV Disk:Black
Weight
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:950 g
- Kit REV Drive 35-90GB ext USB2.0 BlackREV Disk:1.25 kg
Average latency
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:4.17 ms
- Kit REV Drive 35-90GB ext USB2.0 BlackREV Disk:7.1 ms
Minimum RAM
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:64 MB
- Kit REV Drive 35-90GB ext USB2.0 BlackREV Disk:128 MB

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Comparison of FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire, Kit REV Drive 35-90GB ext USB2.0 BlackREV Disk
33 specifications	A Freecom FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire View product	B Iomega Kit REV Drive 35-90GB ext USB2.0 BlackREV Disk View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	35 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	8.15 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Aluminium	Black
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	144 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	175 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	950 g	1.25 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	108 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	7.1 ms
Drive device speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	225 x 310 x 140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	144 x 175 x 44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 GB
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power adapter
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	System Software, Iomega Automatic Backup Pro software

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