Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB vs Freecom QUATTRO 3.0 5TB

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:500 GB
- QUATTRO 3.0 5TB:5 TB
HDD size
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:2.5"
- QUATTRO 3.0 5TB:3.5"
USB connector
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:USB
- QUATTRO 3.0 5TB:USB Type-A
USB version
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:2.0
- QUATTRO 3.0 5TB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:White
- QUATTRO 3.0 5TB:Black

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Comparison of Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB, QUATTRO 3.0 5TB
30 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB View product	B Freecom QUATTRO 3.0 5TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	5 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	13 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	139 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	83 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	20 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	200 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium-III 900MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	3 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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