Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom XS 1.5TB vs LG XD5 250GB

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- XS 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- XD5 250GB:250 GB
HDD size
- XS 1.5TB:3.5"
- XD5 250GB:2.5"
Height
- XS 1.5TB:31 mm
- XD5 250GB:13 mm
Minimum RAM
- XS 1.5TB:256 MB
- XD5 250GB:60 MB
Power requirements
- XS 1.5TB:12 V / 2 A
- XD5 250GB:DC 5V

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Comparison of XS 1.5TB, XD5 250GB
31 specifications	A Freecom XS 1.5TB View product	B LG XD5 250GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	250 GB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE / FCC
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	182 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	114 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightDiffers	31 mm	13 mm
WeightKnown for one	860 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other features4 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	60 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz, Power PC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4, Intel Mac	Intel Pentium II 350MHz
Power requirementsDiffers	12 V / 2 A	DC 5V
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X 10.4	Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS 10.0
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB

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