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Freecom USB Floppy Disk Drive vs NEC FD1231H-305 floppy drive

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The NEC FD1231H-305 floppy drive has 238 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Freecom USB Floppy Disk Drive (250 Mbit/s vs 12 Mbit/s). The NEC FD1231H-305 floppy drive has 0.72 MB more diskette drive memory than the Freecom USB Floppy Disk Drive (1.44 MB vs 0.72 MB). The NEC FD1231H-305 floppy drive has 150 g more weight than the Freecom USB Floppy Disk Drive (430 g vs 280 g). Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 50 °C on the Freecom USB Floppy Disk Drive, 4 - 46 °C on the NEC FD1231H-305 floppy drive. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 60 °C on the Freecom USB Floppy Disk Drive, -20 - 46 °C on the NEC FD1231H-305 floppy drive.

Data transfer rate
- USB Floppy Disk Drive:12 Mbit/s
- FD1231H-305 floppy drive:250 Mbit/s
Diskette drive memory
- USB Floppy Disk Drive:0.72 MB
- FD1231H-305 floppy drive:1.44 MB
Weight
- USB Floppy Disk Drive:280 g
- FD1231H-305 floppy drive:430 g
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- USB Floppy Disk Drive:8 - 80%
- FD1231H-305 floppy drive:20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- USB Floppy Disk Drive:5 - 50 °C
- FD1231H-305 floppy drive:4 - 46 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- USB Floppy Disk Drive:-20 - 60 °C
- FD1231H-305 floppy drive:-20 - 46 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- USB Floppy Disk Drive:142 x 103 x 17 mm
- FD1231H-305 floppy drive:25.4 x 101.6 x 146 mm

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Comparison of USB Floppy Disk Drive, FD1231H-305
23 specifications	A Freecom USB Floppy Disk Drive View product	B NEC FD1231H-305 floppy drive Model FD1231H-305 View product
Features2 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device speed	300 RPM	300 RPM
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Mbit/s	250 Mbit/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	30000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP Mac OS 9 + Mac OS 10.x +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PC & Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Diskette drive memoryDiffers	0.72 MB	1.44 MB
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ms
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 Mbit/s
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	280 g	430 g
Size (imperial)Known for one	8.89 cm (3.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	210 x 240 x 80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
SafetyKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Non-operating shockKnown for one	100 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating shockKnown for one	5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	4 - 46 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-20 - 46 °C
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	142 x 103 x 17 mm	25.4 x 101.6 x 146 mm
Number of discs	1 discs	1 discs
Ports & interfacesidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 pin
Technical detailsidentical
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 / 500

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