Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Nilox 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0 vs Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White

15specifications compared
7differ
8identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0:640 GB
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:500 GB
Product colour
- 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0:Black
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:White
Width
- 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0:86 mm
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:80 mm
Depth
- 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0:140 mm
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:131 mm
Height
- 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0:16 mm
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:20 mm
Weight
- 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0:180 g
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:210 g
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0:1
- Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White:0

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Comparison of 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0, Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White
28 specifications	A Nilox 640GB 2.5" USB 2.0 View product	B Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs: FW800 / USB 3.0 500GB White View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer size	8 MB	8 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown 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	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus powered	USB	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	131 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	210 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 Gbit/s
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MB/s
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
USB required	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.1 Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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