Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB vs Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB has 180 GB more HDD capacity than the Freecom ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB (500 GB vs 320 GB). The Freecom ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB has 36 g more weight than the Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB (200 g vs 164 g). Dimensions (WxDxH): 155 x 82 x 19 mm on the Freecom ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB, 135 x 85 x 25 mm on the Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB.

HDD capacity
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB:320 GB
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB:500 GB
Weight
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB:200 g
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB:164 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB:155 x 82 x 19 mm
- 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB:135 x 85 x 25 mm

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Comparison of ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB, 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB
26 specifications	A Freecom ToughDrive Pro U&F 320GB View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	200 g	164 g
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	900 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Windows 2000 / XP / Vista - Mac OS X v10.3 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155 x 82 x 19 mm	135 x 85 x 25 mm
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s

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