Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Acer External HDD 250GB SATA (USB Interface) vs Origin Storage FLIP2DISK 250GB Ruggedised HD

Key differences

HDD size
- External HDD 250GB SATA (USB Interface):2.5"
- FLIP2DISK 250GB Ruggedised HD:3.5"
Internal
- External HDD 250GB SATA (USB Interface):No
- FLIP2DISK 250GB Ruggedised HD:Yes

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Comparison of External HDD 250GB SATA (USB Interface), FLIP2DISK 250GB Ruggedised HD
19 specifications	A Acer External HDD 250GB SATA (USB Interface)View product	B Origin Storage FLIP2DISK 250GB Ruggedised HD View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other features2 differ
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SCSI interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra SCSI
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista / 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP, Mac OS 9.0 +	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Mac OS 9.2/later

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