Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom FHD-XS 20GB vs Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FHD-XS 20GB:20 GB
- Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800:300 GB
HDD speed
- FHD-XS 20GB:4200 RPM
- Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800:7200 RPM
Bus powered
- FHD-XS 20GB:USB
- Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800:No
Weight
- FHD-XS 20GB:150 g
- Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800:909 g
Minimum processor
- FHD-XS 20GB:Pentium II 233MHz
- Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800:300 MHz / G4/G3/iMac
Minimum system requirements
- FHD-XS 20GB:CD-ROM
- Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800:-4X+ CD-ROM; -USB Controller

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Comparison of FHD-XS 20GB, Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800
36 specifications	A Freecom FHD-XS 20GB View product	B Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 300GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/Firewire® 400/800 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	20 GB	300 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	1.8"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	15 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	85 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	85 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	12 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	150 g	909 g
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Acronis True Image (Win) SYNC Application	- Iomega Automatic Backup Pro software (PC) - Dantz Retrospect (MAC)
Other features3 differ
CompatibilityKnown for one	PC & Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II 233MHz	300 MHz / G4/G3/iMac
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	CD-ROM	-4X+ CD-ROM; -USB Controller
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	3 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Mac OS 9 +	- Microsoft Windows 98 (USB 1.1)/ 98 SE/ 2000 Professional/ ME/XP Home/XP Professional - Mac OS 8.6+
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 MB
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	236 x 99 x 264 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 x 252 x 280 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB/FireWire 400/800

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