Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

LG 2.5" 500GB External HDD White USB vs LG XD1 500GB, USB

16specifications compared
3differ
13identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- 2.5" 500GB External HDD White USB:White
- XD1 500GB, USB:Black
Minimum processor
- 2.5" 500GB External HDD White USB:Intel Pentium II / 350Mhz
- XD1 500GB, USB:Intel Pentium II 350Mhz

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Comparison of 2.5" 500GB External HDD White USB, XD1 500GB, USB
30 specifications	A LG 2.5" 500GB External HDD White USB View product	B LG XD1 500GB, USB View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
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
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	No	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	White	Black
Certification	MIC, FCC, CE, Vista, WEEE, ROHS	MIC, FCC, CE, Vista, WEEE, ROHS
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Other features2 differ
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Minimum RAM	60 MB	60 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium II / 350Mhz	Intel Pentium II 350Mhz
Minimum storage drive space	2048 MB	2048 MB
Power requirements	DC 5V	DC 5V
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows98/ME/2000/XP/VISTA Mac OS 10.0 +	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/VISTA Mac OS 10.0
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	130 x 76 x 17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Start/stop cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600000
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 mm

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