Philips External Hard Disk 500 GB vs Verbatim 3.5'' External USB Hard Drive 500GB

Comparison of External Hard Disk 500 GB, 3.5'' External USB Hard Drive 500GB

29 specifications	A Philips External Hard Disk 500 GBView product	B Verbatim 3.5'' External USB Hard Drive 500GBView product
Hard driveidentical
HDD capacity	500 GB	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
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 dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	BackItUp 2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.