Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 500GB

26specifications compared
5differ
21identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:1 TB
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:16 MB
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:8 MB
Weight
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:1.71 kg
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:1.15 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD:200 x 75 x 124 mm
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:223 x 33 x 117 mm

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Comparison of Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD, FireStorm V2, 500GB
34 specifications	A Hypertec Firestorm, 2 x 500GB HDD View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
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	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Certification	FCC, CE, RoHS	FCC, CE, RoHS
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
Bundled software	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Material	Aluminium	Aluminium
Minimum RAM	32 MB	32 MB
Minimum processor	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5	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 cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 75 x 124 mm	223 x 33 x 117 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	30 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive baysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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