Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 160GB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 500GB

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireStorm V2, 160GB:160 GB
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:500 GB
HDD speed
- FireStorm V2, 160GB:5400 RPM
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- FireStorm V2, 160GB:2.5"
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:3.5"

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 160GB, FireStorm V2, 500GB
37 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 160GB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 500GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	160 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
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
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.15 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	223 x 33 x 117 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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