Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA vs Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:1 TB
- Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:16 MB
- Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB:8 MB
Product colour
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:Black, Silver
- Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB:Silver
Weight
- Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA:1.4 kg
- Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB:1.26 kg

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Comparison of Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA, Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB
28 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive PRO 1000GB USB 2.0 & eSATA View product	B Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/eSATA 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	1.26 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	222 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
Other features1 differ
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	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 10.2+
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	150 x 180 x 50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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