Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom FireWire Hard Drive 500GB vs Verbatim MediaStation Pro

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- FireWire Hard Drive 500GB:Black, Silver
- MediaStation Pro:Black
Weight
- FireWire Hard Drive 500GB:1.2 kg
- MediaStation Pro:1.15 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FireWire Hard Drive 500GB:220 x 115 x 40 mm
- MediaStation Pro:48 x 210 x 150 mm

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Comparison of FireWire Hard Drive 500GB, MediaStation Pro
28 specifications	A Freecom FireWire Hard Drive 500GB View product	B Verbatim MediaStation Pro View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 50%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	1.15 kg
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V/3 A
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Mac OS X v10.3 + - Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.0 + Linux 2.4 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	220 x 115 x 40 mm	48 x 210 x 150 mm
FireWire requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface typeKnown for one	FireWire 400	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
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

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