Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS DL Collection 500GB vs Samsung S2 Portable

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DL Collection 500GB:500 GB
- S2 Portable:1 TB
Product colour
- DL Collection 500GB:Silver
- S2 Portable:Stainless steel
Bus powered
- DL Collection 500GB:USB
- S2 Portable:No
Width
- DL Collection 500GB:89.5 mm
- S2 Portable:82 mm
Depth
- DL Collection 500GB:139 mm
- S2 Portable:111 mm
Height
- DL Collection 500GB:15.6 mm
- S2 Portable:17.5 mm

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Comparison of DL Collection 500GB, S2 Portable
29 specifications	A ASUS DL Collection 500GB View product	B Samsung S2 Portable View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Stainless steel
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ho	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	89.5 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	139 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	15.6 mm	17.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 g
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 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 7/Vista/XP Mac OS x 10.4.8 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 x 111 x 17.5 mm (3.23 x 4.37 x 0.689")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.15 kg (0.331 lbs)
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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