Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Network Drive 500GB vs Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Network Drive 500GB:500 GB
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:1 TB
Width
- Network Drive 500GB:211 mm
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:121 mm
Depth
- Network Drive 500GB:115 mm
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:241 mm
Height
- Network Drive 500GB:37 mm
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:70 mm
Weight
- Network Drive 500GB:750 g
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:2.2 kg
Mac compatibility
- Network Drive 500GB:No
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:Yes
Minimum processor
- Network Drive 500GB:Pentium III 700MHz
- 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0:Pentium II / G3

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Comparison of Network Drive 500GB, 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0
32 specifications	A Freecom Network Drive 500GB View product	B Iomega 1.0 TB Hi–Speed USB 2.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
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 size	8 MB	8 MB
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
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	211 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	241 mm
HeightDiffers	37 mm	70 mm
WeightDiffers	750 g	2.2 kg
Other features3 differ
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 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 processorDiffers	Pentium III 700MHz	Pentium II / G3
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	Microsoft Windows 2000P / XP Home / XPP/ Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/Netscape 6.1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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