Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB vs Verbatim 1.5TB USB 3.0

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB:500 GB
- 1.5TB USB 3.0:1.5 TB
USB data transfer rates
- DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB:480,5000 Mbit/s
- 1.5TB USB 3.0:5000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB:Titanium
- 1.5TB USB 3.0:Grey
LED indicators
- DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB:Yes
- 1.5TB USB 3.0:Power, Yes
Width
- DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB:79 mm
- 1.5TB USB 3.0:121 mm
Depth
- DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB:117 mm
- 1.5TB USB 3.0:80 mm
Height
- DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB:8.9 mm
- 1.5TB USB 3.0:15 mm
Weight
- DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB:164 g
- 1.5TB USB 3.0:184 g

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Comparison of DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB, 1.5TB USB 3.0
30 specifications	A ADATA DashDrive Elite HE720 500GB View product	B Verbatim 1.5TB USB 3.0 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480,5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Titanium	Grey
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Power, Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	117 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	8.9 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	164 g	184 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	261 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	169 x 34 x 117 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.6 Linux Kernel 2.6	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Linux kernel 2.6 +
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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