Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

LG HDD/XD6 500GB vs LG XD5 external hard drive

19specifications compared
3differ
16identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- HDD/XD6 500GB:Black
- XD5 external hard drive:White
Certification
- HDD/XD6 500GB:CE / FCC / C-Tick
- XD5 external hard drive:CE, FCC

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Comparison of HDD/XD6 500GB, XD5
34 specifications	A LG HDD/XD6 500GB View product	B LG XD5 external hard drive Model XD5 View product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
Ethernet LAN	No	No
FireWire 400	No	No
FireWire 800	No	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	CE / FCC / C-Tick	CE, FCC
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	14.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	82.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	124.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Integrated USB cableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity	0	0
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / Mac OS 10.0 +	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 10.0+
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5VDC

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