Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 250GB vs Iomega REV 120GB, ARCserve

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireStorm V2, 250GB:250 GB
- REV 120GB, ARCserve:120 GB
HDD speed
- FireStorm V2, 250GB:5400 RPM
- REV 120GB, ARCserve:4200 RPM
HDD size
- FireStorm V2, 250GB:2.5"
- REV 120GB, ARCserve:3.5"
Product colour
- FireStorm V2, 250GB:Silver
- REV 120GB, ARCserve:Black

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 250GB, REV 120GB, ARCserve
32 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 250GB View product	B Iomega REV 120GB, ARCserve View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	120 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	4200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	208 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	30 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5	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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	145 x 76 x 12 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 GB
Disks included quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 MB/s

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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