Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800 vs Seagate FreeAgent™ Go USB 2.0 80 GB

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 2identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:500 GB
    • FreeAgent™ Go USB 2.0 80 GB:80 GB
  • HDD speed
    • Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:7200 RPM
    • FreeAgent™ Go USB 2.0 80 GB:5400 RPM
  • Product colour
    • Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:Silver
    • FreeAgent™ Go USB 2.0 80 GB:Black
  • Weight
    • Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:1.4 kg
    • FreeAgent™ Go USB 2.0 80 GB:184 g

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Comparison of Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800, FreeAgent™ Go USB 2.0 80 GB
31 specifications
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB80 GB
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
TypeHDDHDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one8.9 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 80 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one150 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one180 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one50 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers1.4 kg184 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneFreecom Software Media SuiteUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 kg
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one4.17 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalNoNo
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one50000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for onePentium III 700MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one0.8 msUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.1Windows Vista, Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional, XP Home Edition OS X 10.4.6 OS X 10.3.9
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source198.12 x 66.04 x 190.5 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source121.9 x 17.7 x 99 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source121.9 x 17.8 x 99.1 mm (4.8 x 0.7 x 3.9")

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