Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA DashDrive HD710 2TB vs ADATA HC500 external hard drive

20specifications compared
9differ
11identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:2 TB
- HC500 external hard drive:1 TB
USB connector
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:Micro-USB B
- HC500 external hard drive:USB
Product colour
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:Blue
- HC500 external hard drive:Gold
LED indicators
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:Yes
- HC500 external hard drive:Data, Power
Width
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:99 mm
- HC500 external hard drive:115 mm
Depth
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:132 mm
- HC500 external hard drive:77.6 mm
Height
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:22 mm
- HC500 external hard drive:15.5 mm
Weight
- DashDrive HD710 2TB:220 g
- HC500 external hard drive:181 g

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Comparison of DashDrive HD710 2TB, HC500
31 specifications	A ADATA DashDrive HD710 2TB View product	B ADATA HC500 external hard drive Model HC500 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	109.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	107.2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Gold
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium, Rubber	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Data, Power
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant, Water resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	99 mm	115 mm
DepthDiffers	132 mm	77.6 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	15.5 mm
WeightDiffers	220 g	181 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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