Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Samsung 500GB S2 + This is it vs Verbatim MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 500GB S2 + This is it:500 GB
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:1 TB
HDD size
- 500GB S2 + This is it:2.5"
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:3.5"
Ethernet LAN
- 500GB S2 + This is it:No
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:Yes
Product colour
- 500GB S2 + This is it:Gold
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:Silver
Bus powered
- 500GB S2 + This is it:USB
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:No
Width
- 500GB S2 + This is it:82 mm
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:178 mm
Depth
- 500GB S2 + This is it:17.5 mm
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:178 mm
Height
- 500GB S2 + This is it:111 mm
- MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB:50 mm

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Comparison of 500GB S2 + This is it, MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB
38 specifications	A Samsung 500GB S2 + This is it View product	B Verbatim MediaShare Home Network Storage 1TB View product
Hard drive2 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Silver
Power1 differ
Bus poweredDiffers	USB	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	82 mm	178 mm
DepthDiffers	17.5 mm	178 mm
HeightDiffers	111 mm	50 mm
WeightDiffers	170 g	1.73 kg
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.73 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717050
Other features2 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3ab
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	292 x 100 x 220 mm
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	3
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7	Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP Mac
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows Media Player 11 16-bit Sound Card, Speakers / Headphones	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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