Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Dell DataLocker DL3, 1TB vs HP Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- DataLocker DL3, 1TB:1 TB
- Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module:500 GB
Maximum data transfer rate
- DataLocker DL3, 1TB:5000 Mbit/s
- Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module:6000 Mbit/s
USB connector
- DataLocker DL3, 1TB:USB Type-A
- Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module:USB
Product colour
- DataLocker DL3, 1TB:Black, Silver
- Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module:Black
Bus powered
- DataLocker DL3, 1TB:USB
- Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module:No
Width
- DataLocker DL3, 1TB:80 mm
- Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module:177 mm
Depth
- DataLocker DL3, 1TB:23 mm
- Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module:174.6 mm
Height
- DataLocker DL3, 1TB:120 mm
- Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module:22.8 mm

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Comparison of DataLocker DL3, 1TB, Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module
28 specifications	A Dell DataLocker DL3, 1TB View product	B HP Desktop Mini 500GB Hard Drive I/O Module View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	6000 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	TAA, RoHS, FCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	177 mm
DepthDiffers	23 mm	174.6 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	22.8 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	729 g
Other featuresidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	Supervisor, User	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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