Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Network Storage Center 2TB vs iStorage Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Network Storage Center 2TB:2 TB
- Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive:250 GB
HDD size
- Network Storage Center 2TB:3.5"
- Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive:2.5"
Ethernet LAN
- Network Storage Center 2TB:Yes
- Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive:No
Product colour
- Network Storage Center 2TB:Black, Silver
- Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive:Grey
Width
- Network Storage Center 2TB:148 mm
- Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive:133.3 mm
Depth
- Network Storage Center 2TB:155 mm
- Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive:22.9 mm
Height
- Network Storage Center 2TB:43 mm
- Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive:76.2 mm
Weight
- Network Storage Center 2TB:1.4 kg
- Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive:227 g

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Comparison of Network Storage Center 2TB, EC-U2-HD25-250
35 specifications	A Freecom Network Storage Center 2TB View product	B iStorage Kanguru EC-U2-HD25-250 external hard drive Model EC-U2-HD25-250 View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	250 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
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 & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Grey
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
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	148 mm	133.3 mm
DepthDiffers	155 mm	22.9 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	76.2 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	227 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
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	Intel / AMD 900MHz, Power PC, Power Book G3 / G4 / G5, Intel Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/Mac OS X+
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 MB/s
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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