Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ADATA HV100 external hard drive vs Seagate Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

USB connector
- HV100 external hard drive:Micro-USB B
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:USB
USB version
- HV100 external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:2.0
Bus powered
- HV100 external hard drive:USB
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:No
Width
- HV100 external hard drive:79 mm
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:125.4 mm
Depth
- HV100 external hard drive:116 mm
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:24.5 mm
Height
- HV100 external hard drive:14.9 mm
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:125.4 mm
Weight
- HV100 external hard drive:126 g
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:281 g
Connectivity technology
- HV100 external hard drive:Wired
- Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi:Wired & Wireless

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Comparison of HV100, STDC500100
27 specifications	A ADATA HV100 external hard drive Model HV100 View product	B Seagate Archive HDD STDC500100 external hard drive Wi-Fi Model STDC500100 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	90 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	90 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Built-in batteryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	79 mm	125.4 mm
DepthDiffers	116 mm	24.5 mm
HeightDiffers	14.9 mm	125.4 mm
WeightDiffers	126 g	281 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wired & Wireless

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