Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Network Drive 1.5TB vs Verbatim 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Network Drive 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB:500 GB
Product colour
- Network Drive 1.5TB:Black, Silver
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB:Black
Weight
- Network Drive 1.5TB:750 g
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB:1 kg

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Comparison of Network Drive 1.5TB, 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB
32 specifications	A Freecom Network Drive 1.5TB View product	B Verbatim 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB & FireWire Combo 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
LED indicatorsKnown 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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	211 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	115 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	37 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	750 g	1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
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 700MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS X v. 10.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0 / FireWire Combo
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	202 x 114 x 40 mm

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