Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB vs Seagate 1TB Backup Plus Mac

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:500 GB
- 1TB Backup Plus Mac:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:480 Mbit/s
- 1TB Backup Plus Mac:5000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:USB
- 1TB Backup Plus Mac:Micro-USB B
USB version
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:2.0
- 1TB Backup Plus Mac:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:White
- 1TB Backup Plus Mac:Silver, White
Width
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:139 mm
- 1TB Backup Plus Mac:81.1 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:83 mm
- 1TB Backup Plus Mac:123.4 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB:20 mm
- 1TB Backup Plus Mac:14.5 mm

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Comparison of Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB, 1TB Backup Plus Mac
30 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 2.0 500GB View product	B Seagate 1TB Backup Plus Mac View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
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 & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver, White
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	139 mm	81.1 mm
DepthDiffers	83 mm	123.4 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	14.5 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	224 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
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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