Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Acer 500Gb USB 2.0 vs Verbatim Executive external hard drive

7specifications compared
2differ
5identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- 500Gb USB 2.0:Black
- Executive external hard drive:Graphite, Grey
Bus powered
- 500Gb USB 2.0:No
- Executive external hard drive:USB

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Comparison of 500Gb USB 2.0, Executive
36 specifications	A Acer 500Gb USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim Executive external hard drive Model Executive View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Graphite, Grey
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	No	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	123 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	154 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero BackItUp, Burn Essentials, Green Button
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 - Mac OS X 10.4 or higher - Linux kernel 2.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 x 123 x 18 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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