Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mg 320GB vs Iomega Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mg 320GB:320 GB
- Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0:2 TB
Product colour
- Mg 320GB:Silver
- Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0:Black
Bus powered
- Mg 320GB:USB
- Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0:No
Width
- Mg 320GB:81 mm
- Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0:124 mm
Depth
- Mg 320GB:120 mm
- Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0:188.2 mm
Height
- Mg 320GB:10 mm
- Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0:31.5 mm
Weight
- Mg 320GB:170 g
- Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0:1.01 kg
Material
- Mg 320GB:Magnesium
- Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0:Metal

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Comparison of Mg 320GB, Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0
35 specifications	A Freecom Mg 320GB View product	B Iomega Desktop 2TB, USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	2 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	81 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	188.2 mm
HeightDiffers	10 mm	31.5 mm
WeightDiffers	170 g	1.01 kg
Other features3 differ
MaterialDiffers	Magnesium	Metal
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G4/G5, Intel Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X v10.4	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / Windows Vista / XP Home / XP Professional / Windows 7; Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	124 x 188.2 x 31.5 mm (4.88 x 7.41 x 1.24")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.01 kg (2.23 lbs)
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Iomega Protection Suite

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