Hypertec FireStorm V2, 400GB vs Iomega REV External Drive Backup Kit

Comparison of FireStorm V2, 400GB, REV External Drive Backup Kit

35 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 400GBView product	B Iomega REV External Drive Backup KitView product
Featuresidentical
HDD capacityKnown for one	400 GB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Average seek timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 ms
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 / 12 V	—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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.15 kg	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	223 x 33 x 117 mm	101.3 x 146 x 25.4 mm
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X Linux	Microsoft Windows XP Home/Professional/Professional x64, 2000 Professional, Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business & Ultimate)
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	—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 quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, RoHS	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 RPM
Seek timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ms
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	30 MB/s
Total storage capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	120 GB
Compressed capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	240 GB

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