Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive II 500GB vs Freecom ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB

18specifications compared
6differ
12identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Storage temperature (T-T)
- Mobile Drive II 500GB:-20 - 80 °C
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:-20 - 70 °C
Width
- Mobile Drive II 500GB:134.5 mm
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:19 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive II 500GB:83 mm
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:140 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive II 500GB:19 mm
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:80 mm
Weight
- Mobile Drive II 500GB:300 g
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:175 g

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Comparison of Mobile Drive II 500GB, ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB
30 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive II 500GB View product	B Freecom ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 80 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	134.5 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	83 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	80 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	175 g
Other features1 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.14 ms
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.48 Gbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	50000 h	50000 h
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	CD-ROM USB 2.0/1.1	PC: Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz, 256MB RAM (Vista: 512MB RAM), CD-ROM, USB 2.0 / USB 1.1 port, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista MAC: PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4, Intel Mac, 256MB RAM, CD-ROM, USB 2.0, USB 1.1 port, Mac OS X v10.3
Non-operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 ms
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 x 80 x 19 mm
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium III, AMD Duron, Intel Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X v10.3+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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