Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 1.5TB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.5TB

24specifications compared
4differ
20identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireStorm V2, 1.5TB:1.5 TB
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.5TB:3 TB
Weight
- FireStorm V2, 1.5TB:1.15 kg
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.5TB:1.71 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FireStorm V2, 1.5TB:223 x 33 x 117 mm
- FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.5TB:200 x 75 x 124 mm

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 1.5TB, FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.5TB
34 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 1.5TB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 2 x 1.5TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	3 TB
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	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1.15 kg	1.71 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	480 Mbits/s, 2400 Mbits/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	223 x 33 x 117 mm	200 x 75 x 124 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 Mbit/s
Drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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