Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB vs Seagate OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0)

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB:80 GB
- OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0):500 GB
HDD speed
- Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB:4200 RPM
- OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0):7200 RPM
Storage drive average seek time
- Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB:13 ms
- OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0):9 ms
Storage drive buffer size
- Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB:2 MB
- OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0):16 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB:5 - 60 °C
- OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0):5 - 35 °C
Weight
- Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB:300 g
- OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0):1.45 kg
Minimum RAM
- Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB:64 MB
- OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0):128 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB:132 x 83 x 18 mm
- OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0):136 x 65 x 217 mm

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Comparison of Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB, OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0)
35 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive 2.5" 80GB View product	B Seagate OneTouch III 500GB, Triple Interface(FW 400/800/USB 2.0)View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	4200 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers	13 ms	9 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	16 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 60 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	217 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	1.45 kg
Other features2 differ
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 MB/s
Minimum RAMDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 500 MHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- CD-ROM drive - Internet connection
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 VAC
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional, XP Home Edition
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	132 x 83 x 18 mm	136 x 65 x 217 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Sustained data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 MB/s
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	3 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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