Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

LG 250GB HXD3 vs LG 500GB XD1

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Comparison of 250GB HXD3, 500GB XD1
23 specifications	A LG 250GB HXD3 View product	B LG 500GB XD1 View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	250 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
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	FCC, CE, RoHS
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	60 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 10.0 +	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 10.0 +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	80 x 124 x 13 mm	76 x 130 x 17 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5V

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