Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

HP WD My Passport 500GB vs Kingston Technology Wi-Drive 128GB

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- WD My Passport 500GB:500 GB
- Wi-Drive 128GB:128 GB
Bus powered
- WD My Passport 500GB:USB
- Wi-Drive 128GB:No
Storage temperature (T-T)
- WD My Passport 500GB:-20 - 65 °C
- Wi-Drive 128GB:0 - 50 °C
Width
- WD My Passport 500GB:82 mm
- Wi-Drive 128GB:121.5 mm
Depth
- WD My Passport 500GB:111 mm
- Wi-Drive 128GB:61.8 mm
Connectivity technology
- WD My Passport 500GB:Wired
- Wi-Drive 128GB:Wireless

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Comparison of WD My Passport 500GB, Wi-Drive 128GB
38 specifications	A HP WD My Passport 500GB View product	B Kingston Technology Wi-Drive 128GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	128 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	Micro-USB B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 70%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	121.5 mm
DepthDiffers	111 mm	61.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	15 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	138 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables included	USB	USB
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
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
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAC, MP3, WAV
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M-JPEG, M4V, MOV, MP4
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, TIF
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11g/n
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	131072 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flash
Memory layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 131072 MB
Module configurationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	(N/A) (N/A)
RegisteredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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