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| Release date | June 06, 2007 | March 19, 2007 | March 08, 2006 | June 06, 2007 | |
| The Bottom Line | The Hitachi Easy Hard Drive packs a lot of capacity and fast performance into an easy-to-use external drive. We recommend it. | The Seagate FreeAgent Pro external hard drive is an elegant workaround for users who are intimidated by NAS drives. The bundled software is simple to use and makes copying your data to various location a cinch. We really like this external hard drive. | If write speed isn't a top priority, the Western Digital MyBook is a good deal at around $300 for a 500GB drive. It'll look good on your desk or bookshelf, too. | The Hitachi Easy Hard Drive packs a lot of capacity and fast performance into an easy-to-use external drive. We recommend it. | The SimpleTech Signature Mini Black Cherry is a compact, USB-only external hard drive that will tempt you with its sleek design, and then win you over with its capacity, performance, and price. |
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| Spindle speed | Info unavailable |
7200 rpm |
7200 rpm |
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5400 rpm |
| Average Latency | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
4.2 ms |
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| Track-to-Track Seek Time | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
2 ms |
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| Average seek time | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
8.9 ms |
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| Hard drive size | Info unavailable |
500 GB |
500 GB |
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320 GB |
| Weight | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
2.9 lbs |
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| Device Type | Info unavailable |
Hard drive |
Hard drive |
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Hard drive |
| Interface type | Info unavailable |
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300 |
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB |
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Hi-Speed USB |
| Form factor | Info unavailable |
3.5" |
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2.5" |
| OS Required | Info unavailable |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Apple MacOS X 10.4.6 or later Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 or later |
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later Microsoft Windows 2000 |
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Apple MacOS X Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later |
| Manufacturer Warranty | Info unavailable |
5 years warranty |
1 year warranty |
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3 years warranty |
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