Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec 500GB 3.5" HDD vs Samsung GX HX-MU064DC external hard drive

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB 3.5" HDD:500 GB
- GX HX-MU064DC external hard drive:640 GB
HDD size
- 500GB 3.5" HDD:3.5"
- GX HX-MU064DC external hard drive:2.5"
Product colour
- 500GB 3.5" HDD:Silver
- GX HX-MU064DC external hard drive:Green
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 500GB 3.5" HDD:164 x 210 x 41 mm
- GX HX-MU064DC external hard drive:79 x 111.3 x 17 mm

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Comparison of 500GB 3.5" HDD, HX-MU064DC
32 specifications	A Hypertec 500GB 3.5" HDD View product	B Samsung GX HX-MU064DC external hard drive Model HX-MU064DC View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	640 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
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
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Green
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	79 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	111.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 g
Other features2 differ
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.45 m
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 MB/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Mac OSX 10.3.9	Windows 2000 Pro/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.8
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	164 x 210 x 41 mm	79 x 111.3 x 17 mm
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbits/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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