Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive CLS vs Verbatim Executive external hard drive

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive CLS:250 GB
- Executive external hard drive:500 GB
USB connector
- Mobile Drive CLS:USB
- Executive external hard drive:USB Type-A
USB version
- Mobile Drive CLS:2.0
- Executive external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- Mobile Drive CLS:Black
- Executive external hard drive:Graphite, Grey
Width
- Mobile Drive CLS:79 mm
- Executive external hard drive:82 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive CLS:109 mm
- Executive external hard drive:123 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive CLS:13 mm
- Executive external hard drive:18 mm
Weight
- Mobile Drive CLS:155 g
- Executive external hard drive:154 g

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Comparison of Mobile Drive CLS, Executive
36 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive CLS View product	B Verbatim Executive external hard drive Model Executive View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Graphite, Grey
Plug and PlayKnown 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
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Poweridentical
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	109 mm	123 mm
HeightDiffers	13 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	154 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero BackItUp, Burn Essentials, Green Button
Other features1 differ
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP2/Vista/7 Mac OS X v.10.4+	- Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 - Mac OS X 10.4 or higher - Linux kernel 2.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 x 123 x 18 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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