Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive CLS 1TB vs Freecom Sq external hard drive

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:1 TB
- Sq external hard drive:2 TB
HDD size
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:2.5"
- Sq external hard drive:3.5"
Maximum data transfer rate
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:480 Mbit/s
- Sq external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:480 Mbit/s
- Sq external hard drive:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:Black
- Sq external hard drive:Black, Silver
Width
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:109 mm
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:79 mm
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:13 mm
- Sq external hard drive:30 mm

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Comparison of Mobile Drive CLS 1TB, Sq
41 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive CLS 1TB View product	B Freecom Sq external hard drive Model Sq View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	109 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	79 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	13 mm	30 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	860 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other features1 differ
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP SP2/Vista/7, Mac OS X 10.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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