Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

LG HXD7S1TGW external hard drive vs Verbatim 1TB PowerBay

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

HDD speed
- HXD7S1TGW external hard drive:5400 RPM
- 1TB PowerBay:7200 RPM
Maximum data transfer rate
- HXD7S1TGW external hard drive:5 Mbit/s
- 1TB PowerBay:480 Mbit/s
USB connector
- HXD7S1TGW external hard drive:USB Type-A
- 1TB PowerBay:USB
USB version
- HXD7S1TGW external hard drive:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 1TB PowerBay:2.0
eSATA
- HXD7S1TGW external hard drive:No
- 1TB PowerBay:Yes
Product colour
- HXD7S1TGW external hard drive:White
- 1TB PowerBay:Black
Bus powered
- HXD7S1TGW external hard drive:USB
- 1TB PowerBay:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- HXD7S1TGW external hard drive:0
- 1TB PowerBay:1

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Comparison of HXD7S1TGW, 1TB PowerBay
33 specifications	A LG HXD7S1TGW external hard drive Model HXD7S1TGW View product	B Verbatim 1TB PowerBay View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
File format systemKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	2.0
USB data transfer ratesKnown for one	480,5000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
eSATADiffers	No	Yes
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Bus powerKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows98/ME/2000/XP/VISTA Mac OS 10.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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