Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB vs Iomega 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drive buffer size
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:2 MB
- 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive:8 MB
Width
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:200 mm
- 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive:121 mm
Depth
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:115 mm
- 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive:222 mm
Height
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:40 mm
- 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive:34.9 mm
Weight
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:750 g
- 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive:1.26 kg
Minimum processor
- Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB:Pentium-III 700MHz
- 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive:Pentium II / G3

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Comparison of Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB, 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive
29 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive 3.5" 500GB View product	B Iomega 500 GB 3.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
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 sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	222 mm
HeightDiffers	40 mm	34.9 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	1.26 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Freecom Software Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium-III 700MHz	Pentium II / G3
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	CD-ROM	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/Netscape 6.1
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1 +	Microsoft Windows 2000P / XP Home / XPP/ Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
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

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