Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

LG HDD/XD6 500GB vs LG HXD7 1TB

14specifications compared
4differ
10identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- HDD/XD6 500GB:500 GB
- HXD7 1TB:1 TB
Width
- HDD/XD6 500GB:14.2 mm
- HXD7 1TB:82.4 mm
Depth
- HDD/XD6 500GB:82.4 mm
- HXD7 1TB:127 mm
Height
- HDD/XD6 500GB:124.9 mm
- HXD7 1TB:14.5 mm

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Comparison of HDD/XD6 500GB, HXD7 1TB
31 specifications	A LG HDD/XD6 500GB View product	B LG HXD7 1TB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
File format systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE / FCC / C-Tick	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	14.2 mm	82.4 mm
DepthDiffers	82.4 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	124.9 mm	14.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MaterialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Intel Pentium II 350Mhz RAM 60MB HDD 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / Mac OS 10.0 +	Unknown — not stated by the source

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