Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS Leather 1TB vs iStorage Defender HDD300

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Leather 1TB:1 TB
- Defender HDD300:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Leather 1TB:5000 Mbit/s
- Defender HDD300:3000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- Leather 1TB:USB
- Defender HDD300:USB Type-A
Width
- Leather 1TB:135.8 mm
- Defender HDD300:86 mm
Depth
- Leather 1TB:80.6 mm
- Defender HDD300:140 mm
Height
- Leather 1TB:14.6 mm
- Defender HDD300:20 mm

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Comparison of Leather 1TB, Defender HDD300
27 specifications	A ASUS Leather 1TB View product	B iStorage Defender HDD300 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB/s
Write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 MB/s
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Vista	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FIPS 140-2, FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	135.8 mm	86 mm
DepthDiffers	80.6 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	14.6 mm	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	522 g
Packaging dataidentical
Carrying caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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