Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800 vs Seagate FreeAgent Pro 320 GB, USB 2.0/eSATA

6specifications compared
2differ
4identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:500 GB
- FreeAgent Pro 320 GB, USB 2.0/eSATA:320 GB

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Comparison of Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800, FreeAgent Pro 320 GB, USB 2.0/eSATA
36 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800 View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Pro 320 GB, USB 2.0/eSATA View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensionsidentical
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
WeightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1	Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, or Professional Edition, or Windows 2000 Pro, OS X 10.3.9
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	160 x 35.5 x 190.5 mm
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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