Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive XL 1TB vs Freecom ToughDrive 80GB

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Comparison of Hard Drive XL 1TB, ToughDrive 80GB
28 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive XL 1TB View product	B Freecom ToughDrive 80GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	80 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating shockDiffers	70 G	300 G
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	3.2 kg	175 g
Other features5 differ
Average latencyDiffers	4.17 ms	7.14 ms
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	50000 h	50000 h
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Minimum processor	PIII 900MHz	PIII 900MHz
Non-operating shockDiffers	300 G	1000 G
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V/2.0A, 12V/2.0A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeDiffers	0.8 ms	2 ms
USB required	Yes	Yes
Write seek timeKnown for one	9.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X v10.3/10.4/10.5 Leopard, Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Mac OS X v10.3, Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	245 x 165 x 48 mm	140 x 80 x 19 mm
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms

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