Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0 vs Iomega UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0 has 0.5 TB more HDD capacity than the Iomega UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0 (1.5 TB vs 1 TB). The Freecom Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0 has 0.06 kg more weight than the Iomega UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0 (1.2 kg vs 1.14 kg).

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:1.5 TB
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0:1 TB
Weight
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:1.2 kg
- UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0:1.14 kg

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Comparison of Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0, UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0
36 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0 View product	B Iomega UltraMax Desktop HD 1.0TB eSATA/Firewire 800, 400/USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	1.14 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	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
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz, PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4, Intel Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X v10	Mac OS X 10.1 + Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	200 x 115 x 40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800, 480, 400 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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