Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable vs Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:1 TB
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:10000 Mbit/s
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:Micro-USB B
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:USB
USB version
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:2.0
Product colour
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:Silver
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:White
Width
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:129 mm
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:139 mm
Depth
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:81 mm
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:83 mm
Height
- Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable:15 mm
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:20 mm

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Comparison of Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable, Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB
33 specifications	A Freecom Mg, 1TB, Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Cable View product	B Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	White
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Magnesium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129 mm	139 mm
DepthDiffers	81 mm	83 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	200 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Thunderbolt, USB	USB
Other featuresidentical
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 ms
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium-III 900MHz
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms

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