Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Nilox 500GB 2.5" USB2.0 vs Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB 2.5" USB2.0:500 GB
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange:1 TB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 500GB 2.5" USB2.0:480 Mbit/s
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange:4800 Mbit/s
USB connector
- 500GB 2.5" USB2.0:USB
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange:Micro-USB B
USB version
- 500GB 2.5" USB2.0:2.0
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- 500GB 2.5" USB2.0:Blue
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange:Orange
Width
- 500GB 2.5" USB2.0:140 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange:127 mm
Depth
- 500GB 2.5" USB2.0:86 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange:82 mm
Height
- 500GB 2.5" USB2.0:16 mm
- Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange:20 mm

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Comparison of 500GB 2.5" USB2.0, Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange
27 specifications	A Nilox 500GB 2.5" USB2.0 View product	B Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive 1TB Volcanic Orange View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	4800 Mbit/s
USB connectorDiffers	USB	Micro-USB B
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiKnown 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
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Orange
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	140 mm	127 mm
DepthDiffers	86 mm	82 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	185 g
Other featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.1 + Linux kernal 2.6
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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