Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom XXS 1TB vs Samsung 500GB S2 Portable

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- XXS 1TB:1 TB
- 500GB S2 Portable:500 GB
Product colour
- XXS 1TB:Black
- 500GB S2 Portable:White
Bus powered
- XXS 1TB:USB
- 500GB S2 Portable:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- XXS 1TB:10 - 35 °C
- 500GB S2 Portable:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- XXS 1TB:-20 - 70 °C
- 500GB S2 Portable:-20 - 65 °C
Width
- XXS 1TB:109.8 mm
- 500GB S2 Portable:82 mm
Depth
- XXS 1TB:79.5 mm
- 500GB S2 Portable:111 mm
Height
- XXS 1TB:13.5 mm
- 500GB S2 Portable:17.5 mm

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Comparison of XXS 1TB, 500GB S2 Portable
35 specifications	A Freecom XXS 1TB View product	B Samsung 500GB S2 Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN	No	No
eSATAKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	109.8 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	79.5 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	13.5 mm	17.5 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	170 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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	Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz, PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Power Book G3/G4, Intel Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB cableDiffers	Yes	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X v10.3	Windows Vista/XP/2000/7 Mac OS x 10.4.8 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81.3 x 109.2 x 15.2 mm (3.2 x 4.3 x 0.6")

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