Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB vs Iomega eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive 500 GB

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:19 mm
- eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive 500 GB:89 mm
Depth
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:140 mm
- eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive 500 GB:134 mm
Height
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:80 mm
- eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive 500 GB:19 mm
Weight
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:175 g
- eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive 500 GB:220 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB:140 x 80 x 19 mm
- eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive 500 GB:89 x 134 x 19 mm

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Comparison of ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB, eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive 500 GB
29 specifications	A Freecom ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB View product	B Iomega eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive 500 GB View product
Hard driveidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	19 mm	89 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	134 mm
HeightDiffers	80 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	175 g	220 g
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	0.48 Gbit/s	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 system requirementsDiffers	PC: Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz, 256MB RAM (Vista: 512MB RAM), CD-ROM, USB 2.0 / USB 1.1 port, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista MAC: PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4, Intel Mac, 256MB RAM, CD-ROM, USB 2.0, USB 1.1 port, Mac OS X v10.3	MacOS X 10.1 or later - RAM 128 MB Windows 2000/XP/Vista - RAM 256 MB
Non-operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	140 x 80 x 19 mm	89 x 134 x 19 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
Ports & interfacesidentical
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

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