Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

GIGABYTE Pure Steel, 500GB vs Kingston Technology 320GB H100 2.5"

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Pure Steel, 500GB:500 GB
- 320GB H100 2.5":320 GB
USB connector
- Pure Steel, 500GB:Micro-USB B
- 320GB H100 2.5":USB
USB version
- Pure Steel, 500GB:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 320GB H100 2.5":2.0
Product colour
- Pure Steel, 500GB:Grey
- 320GB H100 2.5":Black, Silver
Width
- Pure Steel, 500GB:76.2 mm
- 320GB H100 2.5":86.6 mm
Depth
- Pure Steel, 500GB:117.9 mm
- 320GB H100 2.5":124.6 mm
Height
- Pure Steel, 500GB:13.7 mm
- 320GB H100 2.5":28.6 mm

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Comparison of Pure Steel, 500GB, 320GB H100 2.5"
23 specifications	A GIGABYTE Pure Steel, 500GB View product	B Kingston Technology 320GB H100 2.5"View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	Micro-USB B	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, Silver
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 98SE, Windows	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 Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	76.2 mm	86.6 mm
DepthDiffers	117.9 mm	124.6 mm
HeightDiffers	13.7 mm	28.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	210 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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