Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive vs LG XD5 640GB

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive:500 GB
- XD5 640GB:640 GB
HDD speed
- 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive:7200 RPM
- XD5 640GB:5400 RPM
Height
- 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive:34 mm
- XD5 640GB:13 mm

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Comparison of 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive, XD5 640GB
26 specifications	A HP 500GB SATA Personal Media Drive View product	B LG XD5 640GB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
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
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE / FCC
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers	34 mm	13 mm
WidthKnown for one	119 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	213 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium II 350MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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
Poweridentical
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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