Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 2TB vs LG XD4 500GB

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireStorm V2, 2TB:2 TB
- XD4 500GB:500 GB
Storage drive buffer size
- FireStorm V2, 2TB:32 MB
- XD4 500GB:16 MB
Product colour
- FireStorm V2, 2TB:Silver
- XD4 500GB:Red

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 2TB, XD4 500GB
37 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 2TB View product	B LG XD4 500GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
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
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Red
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	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	1.15 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	122 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbits/s, 2400 Mbits/s	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	223 x 33 x 117 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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