Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive vs LG HDD/XF2 500GB

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive:7200 RPM
- HDD/XF2 500GB:5400 RPM
Width
- 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive:119 mm
- HDD/XF2 500GB:94 mm
Depth
- 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive:213 mm
- HDD/XF2 500GB:153 mm
Height
- 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive:34 mm
- HDD/XF2 500GB:20.8 mm

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Comparison of 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive, HDD/XF2 500GB
27 specifications	A HP 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive View product	B LG HDD/XF2 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
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
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	119 mm	94 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	153 mm
HeightDiffers	34 mm	20.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / Mac OS 10.0 +

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