Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Buffalo DriveStation AV, 1.5TB vs Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DriveStation AV, 1.5TB:1.53 TB
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:500 GB
HDD speed
- DriveStation AV, 1.5TB:7200 RPM
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:5400 RPM
Product colour
- DriveStation AV, 1.5TB:Black
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:Black, White
Width
- DriveStation AV, 1.5TB:174 mm
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:78 mm
Depth
- DriveStation AV, 1.5TB:158 mm
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:118 mm
Height
- DriveStation AV, 1.5TB:45 mm
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:16 mm
Weight
- DriveStation AV, 1.5TB:1.4 kg
- GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White:152 g

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Comparison of DriveStation AV, 1.5TB, GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White
34 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation AV, 1.5TB View product	B Verbatim GT Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 500GB Black / White View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1.53 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	174 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	118 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	152 g
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 100-240V@50-60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 7/Windows Vista/Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.4	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS 9.x/10.1 +
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	175.3 x 157.5 x 45.7 mm (6.9 x 6.2 x 1.8")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	1.59 kg (3.5 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x USB, Type B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	141 x 168 x 37 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	269 g

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