Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800 vs Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro 750-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA

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

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:500 GB
    • FreeAgent™ Pro 750-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA:750 GB
  • Interface
    • Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:Serial ATA II
    • FreeAgent™ Pro 750-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA:Serial ATA
  • Product colour
    • Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:Silver
    • FreeAgent™ Pro 750-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA:Black
  • Weight
    • Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800:1.4 kg
    • FreeAgent™ Pro 750-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA:900 g

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Comparison of Hard Drive PRO 500GB USB 2.0 & FireWire 400/800, FreeAgent™ Pro 750-GB USB 2.0 / eSATA
33 specifications
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB750 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATA IISerial ATA
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 kg900 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneFreecom Software Media SuiteUnknown — not stated by the source
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 10.3.9 OS X 10.4.6
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 Gbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source254 x 254 x 127 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source190.5 x 160.2 x 35.56 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source190.5 x 160 x 35.6 mm (7.5 x 6.3 x 1.4")
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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