Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD vs Hypertec FIRESTORM 250GB

20specifications compared
6differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:1 TB
- FIRESTORM 250GB:250 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:16 MB
- FIRESTORM 250GB:8 MB
Weight
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:1.71 kg
- FIRESTORM 250GB:1.15 kg
HDD transfer rate
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:30 Mbit/s
- FIRESTORM 250GB:480 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:200 x 75 x 124 mm
- FIRESTORM 250GB:33 x 223 x 117 mm

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Comparison of Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD, FIRESTORM 250GB
40 specifications	A Hypertec Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD View product	B Hypertec FIRESTORM 250GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	250 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.71 kg	1.15 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
HDD transfer rateDiffers	30 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB2.0/eSATA
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC or Mac with built-in USB interface Intel Pentium II 350MHz-compatible processor or greater iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5/Intel processor; minimum 32MB RAM
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X Linux	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X / > Linux with Kernel 2.4.1.0 / >
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 75 x 124 mm	33 x 223 x 117 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive baysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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