Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive Mg 1TB vs Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 1TB

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

Key differences

File format system
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:HFS+
- Mobile Drive XXS 1TB:FAT32
Maximum data transfer rate
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:10000 Mbit/s
- Mobile Drive XXS 1TB:480 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:Silver, White
- Mobile Drive XXS 1TB:Black
Width
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:129 mm
- Mobile Drive XXS 1TB:109 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:81 mm
- Mobile Drive XXS 1TB:79 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:15 mm
- Mobile Drive XXS 1TB:13 mm
Weight
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:175 g
- Mobile Drive XXS 1TB:155 g

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Comparison of Mobile Drive Mg 1TB, Mobile Drive XXS 1TB
41 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive Mg 1TB View product	B Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
RAID supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemDiffers	HFS+	FAT32
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Silver, White	Black
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	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129 mm	109 mm
DepthDiffers	81 mm	79 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	13 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	155 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Magnesium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	PowerPC G4/G5, Intel Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X v10.4	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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