Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive CLS 1TB vs Seagate GoFlex 1TB

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:480 Mbit/s
- GoFlex 1TB:800 Mbit/s
FireWire 400
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:No
- GoFlex 1TB:Yes
FireWire 800
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:No
- GoFlex 1TB:Yes
Product colour
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:Black
- GoFlex 1TB:Silver
Width
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:109 mm
- GoFlex 1TB:88 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:79 mm
- GoFlex 1TB:120 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:13 mm
- GoFlex 1TB:22 mm
Weight
- Mobile Drive CLS 1TB:155 g
- GoFlex 1TB:280 g

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Comparison of Mobile Drive CLS 1TB, GoFlex 1TB
33 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive CLS 1TB View product	B Seagate GoFlex 1TB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	800 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Differs	No	Yes
FireWire 800Differs	No	Yes
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
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
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	109 mm	88 mm
DepthDiffers	79 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	13 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	280 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	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
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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