Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP Portable Drive 500GB USB 3.0/2.0 vs HP SimpleSave 1TB

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Portable Drive 500GB USB 3.0/2.0:500 GB
- SimpleSave 1TB:1 TB
HDD size
- Portable Drive 500GB USB 3.0/2.0:2.5"
- SimpleSave 1TB:3.5"
USB connector
- Portable Drive 500GB USB 3.0/2.0:USB Type-A
- SimpleSave 1TB:USB
USB version
- Portable Drive 500GB USB 3.0/2.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- SimpleSave 1TB:2.0

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Comparison of Portable Drive 500GB USB 3.0/2.0, SimpleSave 1TB
21 specifications	A HP Portable Drive 500GB USB 3.0/2.0 View product	B HP SimpleSave 1TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
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
Internal	No	No
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 required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows/Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source

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