Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB:500 GB
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB:2 TB
HDD speed
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB:5400 RPM
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB:2.5"
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB:3.5"
Storage drive buffer size
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB:8 MB
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB:32 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB:10 - 50 °C
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB:0 - 70 °C
Weight
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB:200 g
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB:1.71 kg
Minimum RAM
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB:256 MB
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB:32 MB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB:155 x 82 x 19 mm
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB:200 x 75 x 124 mm

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Comparison of ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB, FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB
35 specifications	A Freecom ToughDrive Pro U&F 500GB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.0TB View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 50 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	200 g	1.71 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other features4 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 Mbit/s
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	32 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	900 MHz	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Windows 2000 / XP / Vista - Mac OS X v10.3 +	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155 x 82 x 19 mm	200 x 75 x 124 mm
Drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Integrated USB cableKnown 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
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

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