Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA vs Iomega 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA has 1,800 RPM more HDD speed than the Iomega 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). The Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA has 8 MB more storage drive buffer size than the Iomega 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive (16 MB vs 8 MB). HDD capacity: 1 TB on the Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA, 160 GB on the Iomega 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive. Weight: 1.4 kg on the Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA, 220 g on the Iomega 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive. Dimensions (WxDxH): 150 x 180 x 50 mm on the Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA, 89 x 134 x 19 mm on the Iomega 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive.

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:1 TB
- 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive:160 GB
HDD speed
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:7200 RPM
- 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive:5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:16 MB
- 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive:8 MB
Weight
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:1.4 kg
- 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive:220 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:150 x 180 x 50 mm
- 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive:89 x 134 x 19 mm

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Comparison of Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA, 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive
23 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA View product	B Iomega 160GB eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Silver Portable Hard Drive View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	220 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	89 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	134 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 mm
Other features2 differ
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 700MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Windows 2000 / XP - OS X v. 10.1	- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / Vista - Mac OS X 10.1.5 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	150 x 180 x 50 mm	89 x 134 x 19 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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