Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire vs Iomega Micro Mini Hard Drive 4GB USB 2.0

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:500 GB
- Micro Mini Hard Drive 4GB USB 2.0:4 GB
HDD speed
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:7200 RPM
- Micro Mini Hard Drive 4GB USB 2.0:4200 RPM
Weight
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:950 g
- Micro Mini Hard Drive 4GB USB 2.0:50 g
HDD transfer rate
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:480 Mbit/s
- Micro Mini Hard Drive 4GB USB 2.0:60 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire:144 x 175 x 44 mm
- Micro Mini Hard Drive 4GB USB 2.0:69.90 x 51.00 x 14.20 mm

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Comparison of FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire, Micro Mini Hard Drive 4GB USB 2.0
33 specifications	A Freecom FHD-3 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire View product	B Iomega Micro Mini Hard Drive 4GB USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	4 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
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 connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	50 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	108 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	60 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Differs	144 x 175 x 44 mm	69.90 x 51.00 x 14.20 mm
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 MB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM PC/Mac 4X CD-ROM Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Netscape 6.1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/ ME/XP Home/XP Professional Mac OSX
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pro (PC), MusicMatch Jukebox (PC), Adobe PhotoAlbum 2.0 (PC)

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