Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0 vs Verbatim MediaShare external hard drive

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:1 TB
- MediaShare external hard drive:2 TB
USB connector
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:USB Type-A
- MediaShare external hard drive:USB
USB version
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- MediaShare external hard drive:2.0
Ethernet LAN
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:No
- MediaShare external hard drive:Yes
Product colour
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:Black
- MediaShare external hard drive:Silver
Bus powered
- Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0:USB
- MediaShare external hard drive:No

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Comparison of Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0, MediaShare
32 specifications	A HP Portable Drive 1TB USB 3.0/2.0 View product	B Verbatim MediaShare external hard drive Model MediaShare View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Other featuresidentical
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	4.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows/Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	178 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	178 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.73 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050

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