Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Philips External Hard Disk 1 TB vs Verbatim 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- External Hard Disk 1 TB:1 TB
- 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB:500 GB
Bundled software
- External Hard Disk 1 TB:BackItUp 2
- 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB:BounceBack Express Backup

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Comparison of External Hard Disk 1 TB, 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB
28 specifications	A Philips External Hard Disk 1 TB View product	B Verbatim 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 500GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
HDD size	3.5"	3.5"
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Poweridentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	221 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	BackItUp 2	BounceBack Express Backup
Other features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+5V; +12V
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB cable	USB	USB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows XP	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 8.6-9.x Mac OS X 10.1 +
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access timeKnown for one	8.5 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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