Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom FireWire Hard Drive 500GB vs Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 500GB USB

6specifications compared
2differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- FireWire Hard Drive 500GB:Black, Silver
- Mobile Drive Classic 500GB USB:Black
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FireWire Hard Drive 500GB:220 x 115 x 40 mm
- Mobile Drive Classic 500GB USB:139 x 83 x 22 mm

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Comparison of FireWire Hard Drive 500GB, Mobile Drive Classic 500GB USB
25 specifications	A Freecom FireWire Hard Drive 500GB View product	B Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 500GB USB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface typeKnown for one	FireWire 400	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Mac OS X v10.3 + - Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	220 x 115 x 40 mm	139 x 83 x 22 mm
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.35 cm (2.5")
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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