Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

ASUS PN250 500GB vs ASUS PN300 500GB

18specifications compared
4differ
14identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- PN250 500GB:5400 RPM
- PN300 500GB:7200 RPM
USB connector
- PN250 500GB:USB
- PN300 500GB:Micro-USB B
USB version
- PN250 500GB:2.0
- PN300 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates
- PN250 500GB:480 Mbit/s
- PN300 500GB:5000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of PN250 500GB, PN300 500GB
20 specifications	A ASUS PN250 500GB View product	B ASUS PN300 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer ratesDiffers	480 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	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	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
Mac operating systems supported	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	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
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	76.3 mm	76.3 mm
Depth	131.6 mm	131.6 mm
Height	16 mm	16 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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