Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0 vs Verbatim 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:1.5 TB
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:Silver
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB:Black
Weight
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:1.2 kg
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:200 x 115 x 40 mm
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB:202 x 114 x 40 mm

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Comparison of Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0, 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB
28 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
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 kg
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	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 systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X v10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 115 x 40 mm	202 x 114 x 40 mm
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0 / FireWire Combo

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