Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive Classic 500GB vs Iomega Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext.

9specifications compared
2differ
7identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom Hard Drive Classic 500GB has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Iomega Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext. (16 MB vs 8 MB). Product colour: Black on the Freecom Hard Drive Classic 500GB, Silver on the Iomega Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext..

Storage drive buffer size
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:16 MB
- Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext.:8 MB
Product colour
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:Black
- Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext.:Silver

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Comparison of Hard Drive Classic 500GB, Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext.
32 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive Classic 500GB View product	B Iomega Professional Series Hard Drive - 500GB - 7200rpm - Ext.View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 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 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
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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 RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	200 x 115 x 40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120.7 x 222.2 x 35.1 mm (4.75 x 8.75 x 1.38")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.26 kg (2.78 lbs)
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4-pin USB 2.0 USB 6-pin IEEE 1394a FireWire 2 x 9-pin IEEE 1394b FireWire

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