Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Drive XXS vs Verbatim PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive XXS:1 TB
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:2 TB
HDD speed
- Mobile Drive XXS:5400 RPM
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- Mobile Drive XXS:2.5"
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:3.5"
Bus powered
- Mobile Drive XXS:USB
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Mobile Drive XXS:10 - 35 °C
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:5 - 35 °C
Width
- Mobile Drive XXS:109.8 mm
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:50 mm
Depth
- Mobile Drive XXS:79.5 mm
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:230 mm
Height
- Mobile Drive XXS:13.5 mm
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:170 mm

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Comparison of Mobile Drive XXS, PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB
34 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive XXS View product	B Verbatim PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	109.8 mm	50 mm
DepthDiffers	79.5 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	13.5 mm	170 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	2.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 12V
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 Windows Server 2003/ 2008 Mac OS X 10.2, 10.5
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	PC: Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher, 256MB RAM (Vista: 512MB RAM) or higher, available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista MAC: PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4 or Intel Mac, 256MB RAM or higher, available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port, Mac OS X v10.3 or higher	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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