Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom ToughDrive XXS 6GB vs Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- ToughDrive XXS 6GB:6 GB
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:320 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- ToughDrive XXS 6GB:0.125 MB
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:2 MB
Product colour
- ToughDrive XXS 6GB:Grey
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:Silver
Width
- ToughDrive XXS 6GB:75 mm
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:165 mm
Depth
- ToughDrive XXS 6GB:56 mm
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:165 mm
Height
- ToughDrive XXS 6GB:15 mm
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:40.6 mm
Weight
- ToughDrive XXS 6GB:56 g
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:1.05 kg
Minimum RAM
- ToughDrive XXS 6GB:128 MB
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB:64 MB

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Comparison of ToughDrive XXS 6GB, MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB
34 specifications	A Freecom ToughDrive XXS 6GB View product	B Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/FireWire 320GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	6 GB	320 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	1"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	0.125 MB	2 MB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Silver
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	200 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	75 mm	165 mm
DepthDiffers	56 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	40.6 mm
WeightDiffers	56 g	1.05 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Personal Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	8.3 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 RAMDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium-III 700MHz	Pentium II 300MHz / Power Mac G3
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	CD-ROM	CDROM FireWire 400 (1394a)/USB 1.1/USB 2.0
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	1 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X v.10.1 +	Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Home/XP Professional Requires Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.1.5
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 Mbit/s
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 x 102 x 270 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x USB 2.0 3 x FireWire/1394a

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