Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive PRO 250GB vs Iomega 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- Hard Drive PRO 250GB:Serial ATA II
- 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive:Ultra-ATA/133
Cables included
- Hard Drive PRO 250GB:eSATA, USB
- 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive:USB
Minimum RAM
- Hard Drive PRO 250GB:64 MB
- 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive:32 MB

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Comparison of Hard Drive PRO 250GB, 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive
29 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive PRO 250GB View product	B Iomega 250GB USB 2.0 Value Series Hard Drive View product
Hard drive1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Ultra-ATA/133
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 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 connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown 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	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	eSATA, USB	USB
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	64 MB	32 MB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	15 x 18 x 5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB/s
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II / PowerPC G3
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X +
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB/s
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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