Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom XXS 1TB vs Verbatim PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- XXS 1TB:1 TB
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:2 TB
HDD speed
- XXS 1TB:5400 RPM
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- XXS 1TB:2.5"
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:3.5"
eSATA
- XXS 1TB:No
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:Yes
Bus powered
- XXS 1TB:USB
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- XXS 1TB:10 - 35 °C
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:5 - 35 °C
Width
- XXS 1TB:109.8 mm
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:50 mm
Depth
- XXS 1TB:79.5 mm
- PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB:230 mm

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Comparison of XXS 1TB, PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB
36 specifications	A Freecom XXS 1TB View product	B Verbatim PowerBay Removable Hard Drive System 2TB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	No	No
eSATADiffers	No	Yes
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	109.8 mm	50 mm
DepthDiffers	79.5 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	13.5 mm	170 mm
WeightDiffers	155 g	2.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guide	Yes	Yes
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 quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableDiffers	Yes	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS X v10.3	Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 Windows Server 2003/ 2008 Mac OS X 10.2, 10.5
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 12V
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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