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Freecom Mobile Drive ToughDrive external hard drive vs Iomega 250GB Portable HDD

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Mobile Drive ToughDrive external hard drive:640 GB
- 250GB Portable HDD:250 GB
Product colour
- Mobile Drive ToughDrive external hard drive:Black, Grey
- 250GB Portable HDD:White
Weight
- Mobile Drive ToughDrive external hard drive:175 g
- 250GB Portable HDD:225 g
Minimum RAM
- Mobile Drive ToughDrive external hard drive:64 MB
- 250GB Portable HDD:128 MB
Minimum processor
- Mobile Drive ToughDrive external hard drive:Pentium-II 233MHz
- 250GB Portable HDD:G3, C2D

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Comparison of ToughDrive, 250GB Portable HDD
32 specifications	A Freecom Mobile Drive ToughDrive external hard drive Model ToughDrive View product	B Iomega 250GB Portable HDD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	250 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	300 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	175 g	225 g
Other features3 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	7.14 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium-II 233MHz	G3, C2D
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP, Mac OS X v.10.1	Win 2000/XP/Vista Mac X 10.1 - 10.6
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88.9 x 15.8 x 142.8 mm

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