Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 500GB vs Hypertec FireStorm V2, 80GB

26specifications compared
8differ
18identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:500 GB
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:80 GB
HDD speed
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:7200 RPM
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:5400 RPM
HDD size
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:3.5"
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:2.5"
Storage drive average seek time
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:8.5 ms
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:12 ms
Certification
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:FCC, CE, RoHS
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:FCC, CE RoHS
Weight
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:1.15 kg
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:208 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FireStorm V2, 500GB:223 x 33 x 117 mm
- FireStorm V2, 80GB:145 x 76 x 12 mm

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 500GB, FireStorm V2, 80GB
34 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 500GB View product	B Hypertec FireStorm V2, 80GB View product
Hard drive4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	80 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeDiffers	8.5 ms	12 ms
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 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
Features1 differ
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE, RoHS	FCC, CE RoHS
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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	208 g
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	145 x 76 x 12 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

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