Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive Classic 500GB vs Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB

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

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:500 GB
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:120 GB
HDD speed
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:7200 RPM
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:4200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:16 MB
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:8 MB
Product colour
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:Black
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:Silver
Weight
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:750 g
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:170 g
Minimum RAM
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:256 MB
- Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB:128 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB: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 500GB, Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB
28 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive Classic 500GB View product	B Iomega Portable Hard Drive Silver Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 120GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	4200 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	16 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
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
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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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