Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Network Drive 400GB vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Network Drive 400GB:400 GB
- FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB:500 GB
Product colour
- Network Drive 400GB:Silver
- FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB:Black
Weight
- Network Drive 400GB:750 g
- FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB:900 g
Mac compatibility
- Network Drive 400GB:No
- FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB:Yes

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Comparison of Network Drive 400GB, FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB
32 specifications	A Freecom Network Drive 400GB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 500-GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	400 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	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
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	900 g
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	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	Pentium III 700MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	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 quantity	1	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP	Windows Vista, XP Home/ Professional Edition, Windows 2000 OS X 10.3.9+ OS X 10.4.6+
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 x 127 x 254 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1560 kg
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 x 162 x 190 mm

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