Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Network Drive 500GB vs Iomega 500GB ScreenPlay Pro Multimedia Drive

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Weight
- Network Drive 500GB:750 g
- 500GB ScreenPlay Pro Multimedia Drive:1.17 kg
Mac compatibility
- Network Drive 500GB:No
- 500GB ScreenPlay Pro Multimedia Drive:Yes
Minimum processor
- Network Drive 500GB:Pentium III 700MHz
- 500GB ScreenPlay Pro Multimedia Drive:Pentium III

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Comparison of Network Drive 500GB, 500GB ScreenPlay Pro Multimedia Drive
34 specifications	A Freecom Network Drive 500GB View product	B Iomega 500GB ScreenPlay Pro Multimedia Drive View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 & 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	1.17 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
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 III
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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Mac OS 10.2 +
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC3, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DivX, VOB
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC & Mac
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 x 152 x 222 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5" PATA HDD USB 2.0 (USB 1.1) FireWire 1394a RGB S-video

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