Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Fujitsu Storagebird 500GB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 80 GB

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Storagebird 500GB:500 GB
- FireStorm V2, 80 GB:80 GB
Product colour
- Storagebird 500GB:Black
- FireStorm V2, 80 GB:Silver
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Storagebird 500GB:0 - 35 °C
- FireStorm V2, 80 GB:0 - 70 °C
Weight
- Storagebird 500GB:1.2 kg
- FireStorm V2, 80 GB:1.15 kg
Mac compatibility
- Storagebird 500GB:No
- FireStorm V2, 80 GB:Yes

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Comparison of Storagebird 500GB, FireStorm V2, 80 GB
40 specifications	A Fujitsu Storagebird 500GB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 80 GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	80 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Read speedKnown for one	30 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	25 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 35 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	1.15 kg
WidthKnown for one	32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	115 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbits/s, 2400 Mbits/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	223 x 33 x 117 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 240 V/1,2A	Unknown — not stated by the source

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