Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Hard Drive XS 2TB vs Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- Hard Drive XS 2TB:5400 RPM
- Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB:7200 RPM
Product colour
- Hard Drive XS 2TB:Black
- Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB:Black, Silver
Power requirements
- Hard Drive XS 2TB:12V / 2A
- Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB:AC 110 - 240 V

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Comparison of Hard Drive XS 2TB, Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB
30 specifications	A Freecom Hard Drive XS 2TB View product	B Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive 2TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	114 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	182 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	31 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	860 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Home Storage Manager (PC/Mac). -Retrospect Express HD (PC). -Retrospect Express (Mac). -MozyHome Online Service (PC/Mac download).
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz, Mac OS X v10.3	300 MHz
Power requirementsDiffers	12V / 2A	AC 110 - 240 V
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4 / Intel Mac	Microsoft Windows 2000/2000 Professional/XP Home/XP Professional/ Vista, Mac OS X 10.3, Redhat 9, Mandrake 10, Debian 3.0, Gentoo, Knoppix, Fedora Core 3 / 4
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Mbps
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP

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