Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive Secure 1TB vs Iomega Prestige, 500GB

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive Secure 1TB:1 TB
- Prestige, 500GB:500 GB
HDD size
- Mobile Drive Secure 1TB:2.5"
- Prestige, 500GB:3.5"
Width
- Mobile Drive Secure 1TB:135 mm
- Prestige, 500GB:120.6 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive Secure 1TB:80 mm
- Prestige, 500GB:198.6 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive Secure 1TB:17.6 mm
- Prestige, 500GB:31 mm
Weight
- Mobile Drive Secure 1TB:175 g
- Prestige, 500GB:976 g

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Comparison of Mobile Drive Secure 1TB, Prestige, 500GB
28 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive Secure 1TB View product	B Iomega Prestige, 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135 mm	120.6 mm
DepthDiffers	80 mm	198.6 mm
HeightDiffers	17.6 mm	31 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	976 g
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III / AMD Duron 900MHz, G3/G4/G5/PowerBook G3/G4	Pentium II, PowerPC G3
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240V AC
Start-up currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / Vista, Mac OS X v. 10.4	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 32/64-bit Mac OS X 10.5+
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	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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