Freecom ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB vs Iomega eGo Portable 500GB Helium

Comparison of ToughDrive Custom 500GB USB, eGo Portable 500GB Helium

31 specifications	A Freecom ToughDrive Custom 500GB USBView product	B Iomega eGo Portable 500GB HeliumView 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
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	19 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	140 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	80 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	175 g	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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 requirementsKnown for one	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	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	140 x 80 x 19 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II / Mac PowerPC G3
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	480Mbits/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64 / Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.1.5 +
Ports & interfacesidentical
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	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver

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