Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive Classic 250GB vs Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom Hard Drive Classic 250GB has 130 GB more HDD capacity than the Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB (250 GB vs 120 GB). The Freecom Hard Drive Classic 250GB has 3,000 RPM more HDD speed than the Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB (7200 RPM vs 4200 RPM). The Freecom Hard Drive Classic 250GB has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB (16 MB vs 8 MB). Product colour: Black on the Freecom Hard Drive Classic 250GB, Silver on the Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB. Dimensions (WxDxH): 200 x 115 x 40 mm on the Freecom Hard Drive Classic 250GB, 74.4 x 128.9 on the Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB.

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive Classic 250GB:250 GB
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:120 GB
HDD speed
- Hard Drive Classic 250GB:7200 RPM
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:4200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- Hard Drive Classic 250GB:16 MB
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:8 MB
Product colour
- Hard Drive Classic 250GB:Black
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:Silver
Weight
- Hard Drive Classic 250GB:750 g
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:170 g
Minimum RAM
- Hard Drive Classic 250GB:256 MB
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:128 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Hard Drive Classic 250GB:200 x 115 x 40 mm
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:74.4 x 128.9

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Comparison of Hard Drive Classic 250GB, Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB
28 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive Classic 250GB View product	B Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 RPM
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 sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	750 g	170 g
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 115 x 40 mm	74.4 x 128.9
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC: 300MHz; Mac: G3
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Pro/XP Home/XP Pro/Vista Mac OS X, v.10.1
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32

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