Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Hard Drive 160 GB USB-2 vs Iomega MiniMax Hard Drive - 500GB

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Hard Drive 160 GB USB-2:160 GB
- MiniMax Hard Drive - 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- Mobile Hard Drive 160 GB USB-2:5400 RPM
- MiniMax Hard Drive - 500GB:7200 RPM
Weight
- Mobile Hard Drive 160 GB USB-2:300 g
- MiniMax Hard Drive - 500GB:1.26 kg
Minimum RAM
- Mobile Hard Drive 160 GB USB-2:64 MB
- MiniMax Hard Drive - 500GB:128 MB

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Comparison of Mobile Hard Drive 160 GB USB-2, MiniMax Hard Drive - 500GB
36 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Hard Drive 160 GB USB-2 View product	B Iomega MiniMax Hard Drive - 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	13 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	300 g	1.26 kg
WidthKnown for one	83 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	132 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	18 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IntelliPowerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Minimum RAMDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core Duo
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/2000/XP Home/XP Professional/Mac
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.2 cm (8.75")
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165.1 x 165.1 x 40.64 mm
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	3 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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