Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2 vs Samsung S2 160GB white

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Comparison of TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2, S2 160GB white
22 specifications	A Freecom TOUGHDRIVE 500GB USB-2 View product	B Samsung S2 160GB white View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	160 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	82 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	155 mm	17 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	111 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	150 g
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Apple MacOS X 10.3 Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP	Windows Vista Windows XP Home/Professional Edition Windows 2000 Pro Mac OS x 10.4.8
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB

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