Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0 vs Verbatim MediaStation Pro

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:1.5 TB
- MediaStation Pro:500 GB
Product colour
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:Silver
- MediaStation Pro:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:10 - 35 °C
- MediaStation Pro:0 - 60 °C
Weight
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:1.2 kg
- MediaStation Pro:1.15 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0:200 x 115 x 40 mm
- MediaStation Pro:48 x 210 x 150 mm

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Comparison of Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0, MediaStation Pro
33 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive 1.5TB USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim MediaStation Pro View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Poweridentical
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 50%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	1.15 kg
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
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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 guide	Yes	Yes
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X v10	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.0 + Linux 2.4 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 115 x 40 mm	48 x 210 x 150 mm
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V/3 A
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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