Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FIRESTORM 250GB vs Seagate 750GB USB2.0/eSATA

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FIRESTORM 250GB:250 GB
- 750GB USB2.0/eSATA:750 GB
Product colour
- FIRESTORM 250GB:Black, Silver
- 750GB USB2.0/eSATA:Black, Orange
Weight
- FIRESTORM 250GB:1.15 kg
- 750GB USB2.0/eSATA:900 g

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Comparison of FIRESTORM 250GB, 750GB USB2.0/eSATA
58 specifications	A Hypertec FIRESTORM 250GB View product	B Seagate 750GB USB2.0/eSATA View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	750 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATA data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black, Orange
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.15 kg	900 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, eSATA, USB
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.56 kg
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.7 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.4 cm
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.4 cm
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	269 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	227 kg
Quantity per boxKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 pc(s)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Gross weight inner cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.560 kg
Gross weight of outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.46 kg
Disks included quantityKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface typeKnown for one	USB2.0/eSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X / > Linux with Kernel 2.4.1.0 / >	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	33 x 223 x 117 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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