Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 2TB vs Seagate FreeAgent Go FireWire 800/USB 2.0, 250GB

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireStorm V2, 2TB:2 TB
- FreeAgent Go FireWire 800/USB 2.0, 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- FireStorm V2, 2TB:7200 RPM
- FreeAgent Go FireWire 800/USB 2.0, 250GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- FireStorm V2, 2TB:3.5"
- FreeAgent Go FireWire 800/USB 2.0, 250GB:2.5"
Weight
- FireStorm V2, 2TB:1.15 kg
- FreeAgent Go FireWire 800/USB 2.0, 250GB:220 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FireStorm V2, 2TB:223 x 33 x 117 mm
- FreeAgent Go FireWire 800/USB 2.0, 250GB:80.00 x 137.18 x 17.50 mm

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 2TB, FreeAgent Go FireWire 800/USB 2.0, 250GB
36 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 2TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Go FireWire 800/USB 2.0, 250GB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.15 kg	220 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X Linux	Mac OS X 10.4.9
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	223 x 33 x 117 mm	80.00 x 137.18 x 17.50 mm
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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