Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

iStorage 1TB HDD USB3.0 vs iStorage Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drive buffer size
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:8 MB
- Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive:16 MB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:3000 Mbit/s
- Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:USB Type-A
- Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive:USB
USB version
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive:2.0
eSATA
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:No
- Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive:Yes
Product colour
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:Black
- Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive:Black, Silver
Width
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:140 mm
- Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive:197 mm
Depth
- 1TB HDD USB3.0:86 mm
- Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive:36 mm

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Comparison of 1TB HDD USB3.0, Q2S-3H
42 specifications	A iStorage 1TB HDD USB3.0 View product	B iStorage Kanguru Q2S-3H external hard drive Model Q2S-3H View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	100 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	70 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
RAID supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	3000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATADiffers	No	Yes
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE, FIPS 197	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	140 mm	197 mm
DepthDiffers	86 mm	36 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	114.3 mm
WeightDiffers	290 g	1.13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Read seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ms
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Write seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ms
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/Mac 8.6+
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 G

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