Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive Sq TV vs Freecom Sq external hard drive

22specifications compared
10differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive Sq TV:500 GB
- Sq external hard drive:2 TB
HDD size
- Mobile Drive Sq TV:2.5"
- Sq external hard drive:3.5"
USB data transfer rates
- Mobile Drive Sq TV:5000 Mbit/s
- Sq external hard drive:480,5000 Mbit/s
Bus powered
- Mobile Drive Sq TV:USB
- Sq external hard drive:No
External power adapter
- Mobile Drive Sq TV:No
- Sq external hard drive:Yes
Width
- Mobile Drive Sq TV:120 mm
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive Sq TV:120 mm
- Sq external hard drive:160 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive Sq TV:10.5 mm
- Sq external hard drive:30 mm

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Comparison of Mobile Drive Sq TV, Sq
44 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive Sq TV View product	B Freecom Sq external hard drive Model Sq View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
RAID supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	480,5000 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	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)
Featuresidentical
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
Power2 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	10.5 mm	30 mm
WeightDiffers	195 g	860 g
Other features1 differ
FireWire requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz, PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4, Intel Mac	Intel Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X v10.4.8	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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h

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