Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive vs Seagate ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac has 2.7 mm more width than the Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (80 mm vs 77.3 mm). The Seagate ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac has 0.1 mm more depth than the Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (130 mm vs 129.9 mm). The Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive has 1.3 mm more height than the Seagate ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac (13.8 mm vs 12.5 mm). Product colour: Black on the Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive, Silver on the Seagate ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac. Compatible operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista on the Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive, Mac OS X 10.4.9+ on the Seagate ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac.

Product colour
- USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:Black
- ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac:Silver
Width
- USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:77.3 mm
- ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac:80 mm
Depth
- USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:129.9 mm
- ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac:130 mm
Height
- USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:13.8 mm
- ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac:12.5 mm
Weight
- USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:154 g
- ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac:160 g
Compatible operating systems
- USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive:Microsoft Windows XP/Vista
- ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac:Mac OS X 10.4.9+

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Comparison of USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive, ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac
29 specifications	A Lenovo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive View product	B Seagate ST905003FJA101-RK - New ST905003FJA101RK 500GB I GO Ext HD Mac View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Read speedKnown for one	30 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one	25 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, BSMI, VCCI, C-Tick, FCC, ICES, KCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	77.3 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	129.9 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	13.8 mm	12.5 mm
WeightDiffers	154 g	160 g
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interface typeKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP/Vista	Mac OS X 10.4.9+
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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