Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800 vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:Silver
- FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB:Black
Weight
- Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:1.4 kg
- FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB:900 g

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Comparison of Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800, FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB
33 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800 View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	8.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
LED indicatorsKnown 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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	900 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Freecom Software Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 700MHz	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 quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1	Windows Vista, XP Home/ Professional Edition, Windows 2000 OS X 10.3.9+ OS X 10.4.6+
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 x 127 x 254 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1560 kg
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 x 162 x 190 mm

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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