Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom MobileDrive 320GB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 160 GB

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- MobileDrive 320GB:320 GB
- FireStorm V2, 160 GB:160 GB
HDD speed
- MobileDrive 320GB:5400 RPM
- FireStorm V2, 160 GB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- MobileDrive 320GB:2.5"
- FireStorm V2, 160 GB:3.5"
Storage drive average seek time
- MobileDrive 320GB:12 ms
- FireStorm V2, 160 GB:8.5 ms
Product colour
- MobileDrive 320GB:White
- FireStorm V2, 160 GB:Silver
Operating temperature (T-T)
- MobileDrive 320GB:10 - 35 °C
- FireStorm V2, 160 GB:0 - 70 °C
Weight
- MobileDrive 320GB:175 g
- FireStorm V2, 160 GB:1.15 kg
Internal
- MobileDrive 320GB:Yes
- FireStorm V2, 160 GB:No

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Comparison of MobileDrive 320GB, FireStorm V2, 160 GB
41 specifications	A Freecom MobileDrive 320GB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 160 GB View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	160 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers	12 ms	8.5 ms
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	175 g	1.15 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other features5 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	32 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	PIII 900MHz	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbits/s, 2400 Mbits/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Macc OS X v10.3, Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	140 x 80 x 19 mm	223 x 33 x 117 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/OS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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