Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive Classic 500GB vs Iomega Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:500 GB
- Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB:120 GB
HDD speed
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:7200 RPM
- Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:3.5"
- Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB:2.5"
Product colour
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:Black
- Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB:Grey
Weight
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:750 g
- Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB:217.73 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Hard Drive Classic 500GB:200 x 115 x 40 mm
- Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB:88.9 x 19.05 x 133.25 mm

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Comparison of Hard Drive Classic 500GB, Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB
34 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive Classic 500GB View product	B Iomega Silver Series Hard Drive - 120GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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	217.73 g
Other features1 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	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)Differs	200 x 115 x 40 mm	88.9 x 19.05 x 133.25 mm
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 300Mhz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/2000/Mac
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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