Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive Mg 1TB vs Freecom Sq external hard drive

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:1 TB
- Sq external hard drive:2 TB
HDD size
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:2.5"
- Sq external hard drive:3.5"
Maximum data transfer rate
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:10000 Mbit/s
- Sq external hard drive:5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer rates
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:5000 Mbit/s
- Sq external hard drive:480,5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:Silver, White
- Sq external hard drive:Black, Silver
Bus powered
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:USB
- Sq external hard drive:No
Width
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:129 mm
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive Mg 1TB:81 mm
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm

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Comparison of Mobile Drive Mg 1TB, Sq
47 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive Mg 1TB View product	B Freecom Sq external hard drive Model Sq View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
RAID supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	HFS+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
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
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-B
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver, White	Black, Silver
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
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
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	81 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	30 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	860 g
Packaging dataidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Magnesium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	PowerPC G4/G5, Intel Mac	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS X v10.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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