Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Hypertec FireStorm V2, 120GB vs Verbatim 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- FireStorm V2, 120GB:120 GB
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB:1 TB
HDD speed
- FireStorm V2, 120GB:5400 RPM
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB:7200 RPM
HDD size
- FireStorm V2, 120GB:2.5"
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB:3.5"
Product colour
- FireStorm V2, 120GB:Silver
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB:Black
Bus powered
- FireStorm V2, 120GB:USB
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB:No
Weight
- FireStorm V2, 120GB:208 g
- 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB:1 kg

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Comparison of FireStorm V2, 120GB, 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB
40 specifications	A Hypertec FireStorm V2, 120GB View product	B Verbatim 3.5'' External Hard Drive USB 2.0 1TB View product
Hard drive3 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	120 GB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	12 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	480 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	208 g	1 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	202 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	114 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	EMC Retrospect Express Backup & Disaster Recovery	Nero BACKITUP 2 Essentials
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	30 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium II 350MHz/iMac, Apple G3/G4/G5	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cable	USB	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X Linux	Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x, Max OS X 10.1+
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	145 x 76 x 12 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+12 VDC
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0

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