Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 400GB vs Freecom TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive XXS 400GB:400 GB
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:500 GB
Width
- Mobile Drive XXS 400GB:109.8 mm
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:82 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive XXS 400GB:79.5 mm
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:155 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive XXS 400GB:13.5 mm
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:19 mm
Weight
- Mobile Drive XXS 400GB:155 g
- TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2:200 g

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Comparison of Mobile Drive XXS 400GB, TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2
29 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 400GB View product	B Freecom TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	400 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown 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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	109.8 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	79.5 mm	155 mm
HeightDiffers	13.5 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	200 g
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	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	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III, 900MHz/PowerPC G3/G4/G5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, MAC OS X v10.3	Apple MacOS X 10.3 Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.14 ms
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 Mbit/s

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