Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Mobile Hard Drive 80GB vs Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 120GB

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Hard Drive 80GB:80 GB
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 120GB:120 GB
Product colour
- Mobile Hard Drive 80GB:Black
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 120GB:Silver
Weight
- Mobile Hard Drive 80GB:300 g
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 120GB:163 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Mobile Hard Drive 80GB:132 x 83 x 18 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 120GB:135 x 85 x 25 mm

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Comparison of Mobile Hard Drive 80GB, 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 120GB
30 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Hard Drive 80GB View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive FireWire/USB 2.0 120GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	120 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	13 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
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
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
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 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	300 g	163 g
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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	Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz	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 quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista Mac OS X v10.3 +	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x / 10.1+
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	132 x 83 x 18 mm	135 x 85 x 25 mm
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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