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Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FIRESTORM 250GB vs Seagate FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 11identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • HDD capacity
    • 250 GB
    • 500 GB
  • Product colour
    • Black, Silver
    • Black
  • Weight
    • 1.15 kg
    • 900 g
  • HDD transfer rate
    • 480 Mbit/s
    • 3000 Mbit/s

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48 specifications
A

Hypertec

FIRESTORM 250GBView product
B

Seagate

FreeAgent™ Pro External Hard Drive 500GB - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWireView product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB500 GB
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
TypeHDDHDD
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorUSBUSB
USB version2.02.0
eSATAYesYes
FireWire 400Known for oneYes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one35.6 mm
DepthKnown for one160.2 mm
HeightKnown for one190.5 mm
WeightDiffers1.15 kg900 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideYesYes
Logistics dataidentical
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for one12.7 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for one25.4 cm
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for one25.4 cm
Products per palletKnown for one25 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one269 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one275 mm
Other features2 differ
HDD transfer rateDiffers480 Mbit/s3000 Mbit/s
InternalNoNo
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one1206.5 x 1016 x 1143 mm
Package weightKnown for one227 kg
Quantity per boxKnown for one5 pc(s)
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB cableUSBUSB
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X / > Linux with Kernel 2.4.1.0 / >Windows XP Home/Pro Windows 2000 Pro Mac OSx 10.3, 10.4
FireWire cableKnown for oneYes
Gross weight inner cartonKnown for one1.560 kg
Gross weight of outer cartonKnown for one8.46 kg
eSATA cableYesYes
Disks included quantityKnown for one1 pc(s)
Interface typeKnown for oneUSB2.0/eSATA
Minimum system requirementsKnown for onePC 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 one8.5 ms
USB requiredKnown for oneYes
Write seek timeKnown for one8.5 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one33 x 223 x 117 mm
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%

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