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
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
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
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
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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