Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Network Storage Center 2TB vs Iomega 2TB External HDD

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Network Storage Center 2TB:Black, Silver
- 2TB External HDD:Silver
Minimum RAM
- Network Storage Center 2TB:256 MB
- 2TB External HDD:128 MB

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Comparison of Network Storage Center 2TB, 2TB External HDD
35 specifications	A Freecom Network Storage Center 2TB View product	B Iomega 2TB External HDD View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	2 TB	2 TB
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
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
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
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	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	148 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	155 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	43 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel / AMD 900MHz, Power PC, Power Book G3 / G4 / G5, Intel Mac	PowerPC G3, Intel Core Duo
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	12 V / 2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	SMB, FTP, TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X v. 10.4	Windos VIsta/2000/XP Mac X 10.3 - 10.5
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120.6 x 198.6 x 30.9 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	198.6 x 120.7 x 31 mm (7.82 x 4.75 x 1.22")

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