Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

CoreParts External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB vs CoreParts External USB 2.0 with 3,5" harddrive. 40GB

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB:80 GB
- External USB 2.0 with 3,5" harddrive. 40GB:40 GB
I/O ports
- External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB:FireWire
- External USB 2.0 with 3,5" harddrive. 40GB:USB 2.0

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Comparison of External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB, External USB 2.0 with 3,5" harddrive. 40GB
14 specifications	A CoreParts External Firewire with 3,5" harddrive. 80GB View product	B CoreParts External USB 2.0 with 3,5" harddrive. 40GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	80 GB	40 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Compatibility	PC & Mac	PC & Mac
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	- IBM compatible Pentium-233MHz or faster & MAC PC - 64MB RAM or more - Available IEEE 1394 port	- IBM compatible Pentium-233MHz or faster & MAC PC - 64MB RAM or more - Available USB 2.0 port
Power requirementsDiffers	External Power adapter	Bus powered or External AC adapter 5VDC
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Mac OS 8.6 or higher	Win98SE/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or higher
I/O portsDiffers	FireWire	USB 2.0

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