Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP Aluminum external hard drive vs HP WD My Passport 500GB

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aluminum external hard drive:Silver
- WD My Passport 500GB:Black
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Aluminum external hard drive:-30 - 65 °C
- WD My Passport 500GB:-20 - 65 °C
Width
- Aluminum external hard drive:85 mm
- WD My Passport 500GB:82 mm
Depth
- Aluminum external hard drive:120 mm
- WD My Passport 500GB:111 mm
Height
- Aluminum external hard drive:16 mm
- WD My Passport 500GB:15 mm
Weight
- Aluminum external hard drive:320 g
- WD My Passport 500GB:138 g

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Comparison of Aluminum, WD My Passport 500GB
35 specifications	A HP Aluminum external hard drive Model Aluminum View product	B HP WD My Passport 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	Micro-USB B	Micro-USB B
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates	5000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Protection featuresKnown for one	Dust resistant, Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 65 °C	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	85 mm	82 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	320 g	138 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guide	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	SimpleSave Backup	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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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