Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive XL 1TB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 500GB

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Hard Drive XL 1TB:1 TB
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- Hard Drive XL 1TB:Black
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:Silver
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Hard Drive XL 1TB:10 - 35 °C
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:0 - 70 °C
Weight
- Hard Drive XL 1TB:3.2 kg
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:1.15 kg
Minimum RAM
- Hard Drive XL 1TB:256 MB
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:32 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Hard Drive XL 1TB:245 x 165 x 48 mm
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:223 x 33 x 117 mm

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Comparison of Hard Drive XL 1TB, FireStorm V2, 500GB
42 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive XL 1TB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for one	70 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	3.2 kg	1.15 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other features4 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	32 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	PIII 900MHz	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbits/s, 2400 Mbits/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X v10.3/10.4/10.5 Leopard, Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	245 x 165 x 48 mm	223 x 33 x 117 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Average latencyKnown for one	4.17 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	9.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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