Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

LG HXD7 1TB vs Seagate FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- HXD7 1TB:5400 RPM
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer size
- HXD7 1TB:8 MB
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:32 MB
Product colour
- HXD7 1TB:Black
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:Silver
Width
- HXD7 1TB:82.4 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:33.7 mm
Depth
- HXD7 1TB:127 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:172 mm
Height
- HXD7 1TB:14.5 mm
- FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive:175 mm

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Comparison of HXD7 1TB, ST310005FDA
27 specifications	A LG HXD7 1TB View product	B Seagate FreeAgent Desktop ST310005FDA external hard drive Model ST310005FDA View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	82.4 mm	33.7 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	172 mm
HeightDiffers	14.5 mm	175 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.17 ms
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/Vista
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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