Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

iStorage Defender HDD300 vs iStorage diskAshur USB3 256-bit

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Defender HDD300:500 GB
- diskAshur USB3 256-bit:1.5 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Defender HDD300:3000 Mbit/s
- diskAshur USB3 256-bit:5000 Mbit/s
Width
- Defender HDD300:86 mm
- diskAshur USB3 256-bit:84.5 mm
Depth
- Defender HDD300:140 mm
- diskAshur USB3 256-bit:19 mm
Height
- Defender HDD300:20 mm
- diskAshur USB3 256-bit:120 mm
Weight
- Defender HDD300:522 g
- diskAshur USB3 256-bit:176 g

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Comparison of Defender HDD300, diskAshur
35 specifications	A iStorage Defender HDD300 View product	B iStorage diskAshur USB3 256-bit Model diskAshur View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	3000 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
USB connector	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic, Rubber
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android
CertificationDiffers	FIPS 140-2, FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE	FCC & CE
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, FIPS 197
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating shockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86 mm	84.5 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	19 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	522 g	176 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Carrying case	Yes	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired

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