Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive Classic 400GB vs Philips 500GB External Hard Disk

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive Classic 400GB:400 GB
- 500GB External Hard Disk:500 GB
Weight
- Hard Drive Classic 400GB:750 g
- 500GB External Hard Disk:2.09 kg
Minimum RAM
- Hard Drive Classic 400GB:256 MB
- 500GB External Hard Disk:128 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Hard Drive Classic 400GB:200 x 115 x 40 mm
- 500GB External Hard Disk:140 x 234 x 49 mm

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Comparison of Hard Drive Classic 400GB, 500GB External Hard Disk
27 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive Classic 400GB View product	B Philips 500GB External Hard Disk View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	400 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB	16 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
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2.09 kg
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	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 quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 115 x 40 mm	140 x 234 x 49 mm
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4 1GHz
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista

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