Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Philips External Hard Disk 500 GB vs Verbatim 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 750GB

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- External Hard Disk 500 GB:500 GB
- 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 750GB:750 GB
Bundled software
- External Hard Disk 500 GB:BackItUp 2
- 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 750GB:BounceBack Express Backup

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Comparison of External Hard Disk 500 GB, 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 750GB
30 specifications	A Philips External Hard Disk 500 GB View product	B Verbatim 3.5'' External Combo Hard Drive 750GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 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
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	BackItUp 2	BounceBack Express Backup
Other features1 differ
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
Internal	No	No
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2400 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 +
Packaging tare weightKnown for one	1000 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
FireWire cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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